Questions for discussionPope Resigns

1. Describe in your own words what the story is about.2. What well known religious leader recently retired?3. Why did he retire?4. The Pope is the leader of what church?5. How many Catholics are there in the world?

a. 1.2 billionb. 120 millionc. 75 million

6. Where is Vatican City?7. ‘Conclave’ is the Latin word for what?8. What colour robe do Cardinals wear?9. Describe the process of finding a new Catholic pope.10. What does the black and white smoke symbolise during the process of electing a new Pope?

Test your knowledge in the Pope Resigns BtN quiz. Go to the BtN website and follow the links.

Sport Cheating

1. Discuss the Sport Cheating BtN story as a class.2. An early example of Olympic cheating was the 1904 marathon. Describe what happened. 3. What drug was commonly used during the 70’s and 80’s in the Olympics and other sporting

events?4. Describe the process of blood doping.5. Altitude training is legal. True or false?6. Blood doping and altitude training produce similar results. Why is one legal and the other not?7. What athlete recently confessed to using performance enhancing drugs?8. The BtN Sport Cheating story is an example of a:

a. Procedureb. Argumentc. Report

9. What do you understand more clearly since watching this story? 10. What are some solutions to the problem?

Post a message on the comments page on the Behind the News Sport Cheating story. Go to the BtN website http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s3687404.htm

Work Experience

1. What did the BtN Work Experience story mainly explain?2. What is the difference between work experience and actual work?3. What are the benefits of doing work experience?4. What did a recent government report discover about businesses that provide young people with

work experience?5. Why do you think some young people are working for businesses without getting paid?

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6. Who should benefit from work experience primarily?a. Studentsb. Employersc. Both

7. Complete this sentence. If you’re working for free to benefit a business, it could be against the _____.

8. If you’re under 17 you can’t work during school hours without special permission. True or false?9. Do you think it is a good idea that kids in high school do work experience? Explain your answer. 10. What new information did you learn watching the Work Experience story?

Should people be paid while they're doing work experience? Have your say on the BtN online poll. To vote head to the BtN website http://abc.net.au/btn/vote/total.htm

World Challenge

1. What country did the students visit for their World Challenge experience?2. How did the students help the Cambodian children in the orphanage?3. What are some of the similarities and differences between Australia and Cambodia?4. Complete this sentence. Our next stop was __________, where we trekked to the top of Lang

Bian Mountain. 5. Describe the trek that the students went on.6. What skills do you think the students learnt from the trekking experience?

a. Teamworkb. Problem-solvingc. Communicationd. All of the above

7. What challenges did the students encounter on the trek?8. How is the World Challenge expedition a life changing experience?9. What surprised you about this story?10. Post a message on the Behind the News comments page.

Go to the World Challenge website to find out more about what’s involved in the expedition. What sort of planning goes into a World Challenge expedition? http://www.worldchallenge.com.au/

Sheep Burps

1. What was the main point of the Sheep Burps story? 2. Complete the following sentence. When many animals, like sheep and cows, fart and burp they

release __________.3. Why is this gas considered so bad for the environment?4. Describe the experiment that the scientists conducted in this story.5. How do the scientists capture the methane?6. What gas remedy have the scientists found that is thought to reduce the amount of methane

produced by sheep?7. It is hoped the amount of methane emissions will:

a. Increaseb. Decreasec. Stay the same

8. List three facts that you learnt from this story. 9. Do you think it is important to address the issue of climate change? Explain your answer. 10. Draw a diagram of the experiment conducted in this story.

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Use the BtN Sheep Burps story transcript to create a word search or crossword about greenhouse gas emissions and climate change.

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Activity

World ChallengeKey LearningStudents will develop a deeper understanding of Asia and its relationship with Australia.

The Australian Curriculum > Cross-curriculum priorities > Asia and Australia’s engagement with AsiaOrganising ideas Cross-curriculum priorities

Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia

General capabilitiesLiteracyIntercultural understanding

Personal and social capability

Critical and creative thinking

Asia and its diversity The peoples and countries of Asia are diverse in ethnic background,

traditions, cultures, belief systems and religions.  Interrelationships between humans and the diverse environments in Asia

shape the region and have global implications. Achievements and contributions of the peoples of Asia The peoples and countries of Asia have contributed and continue to

contribute to world history and human endeavour. The arts and literature of Asia influence aesthetic and creative pursuits

within Australia, the region and globally. Asia-Australia engagement Collaboration and engagement with the peoples of Asia support effective

regional and global citizenship. Australia is part of the Asia region and our histories from ancient times to

the present are linked. Australians play a significant role in social, cultural, political and

economic developments in the Asia region. Australians of Asian heritage have influenced Australia’s history and

continue to influence its dynamic culture and society.

Link Cross-curriculum priorities

Focus Questions1. What country did the students visit for their World Challenge experience?2. How did the students help the Cambodian children in the orphanage?3. What are some of the similarities and differences between Australia and Cambodia?4. Complete this sentence. Our next stop was __________, where we trekked to the top of Lang

Bian Mountain. 5. Describe the trek that the students went on.6. What skills do you think the students learnt from the trekking experience?

a. Teamworkb. Problem-solvingc. Communicationd. All of the above

7. What challenges did the students encounter on the trek?8. How is the World Challenge expedition a life changing experience?9. What surprised you about this story?10. Post a message on the Behind the News comments page.

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ActivityThe following ‘Classroom World Challenge’ is a research-based project for students. The project encourages students to use research and inquiry based learning to discover more about the Asia-Pacific region. Students will examine a country in the Asia-Pacific region and explore its connection to Australia. This project emphasises quality research, collaboration and effective presentation. Through this project students will develop their communication, teamwork, negotiation and delegation skills.

Preparing for the ‘Classroom World Challenge’

Set up teams consisting of 4-5 students.

As a class brainstorm as many countries you can think of that are in the Asia-Pacific region.

Ask each group to choose which country they would like to research for their project. Ensure that each group is researching a different country.

Ask each group to name their team.

Each team will allocate the following project activities amongst its members. Ensure that the workload is evenly spread across the team.

Project activities

On a world map locate where in the Asia-Pacific region your country is located. For inspiration, when illustrating your map, take a look at this map of Cambodia http://mapcollection.wordpress.com/?s=cambodia

Take your time to learn a little about the local culture of the area. Here is an example of the etiquette required when travelling in Cambodia http://www.lonelyplanet.com/cambodia/travel-tips-and-articles/74933.

o Use role play to demonstrate socially acceptable gestures.

o Write the top ten travel words or phrases for when you travel.

The people – what is the population? Describe the climate – what weather can you expect at different times of the year? Describe the terrain Describe the foods Flora and fauna – what plants and animals can you find? Identify and categorise connections with Australia and Asia from everyday life. Students will need to

consider the following with an emphasis on Australia’s engagement with Asia:o Food

o Products

o Culture (music, dance, movies)

o Celebrations

o What are some of the similarities and differences between Australia and the country you have chosen?

Identify what your team’s physical expedition will involve. Teams should be looking for a blend of adventure and culture (include 4-5 highlights). For example, if your expedition is to Cambodia, your team can visit temples at Angkor Wat, visit the local markets and prepare for a traditional feast, go on a Mekong river tour and offer your help at a local school.

Plan your itinerary and budget. Research the cost of airfares from Australia to your chosen country for your team. What other costs will you need to consider when planning for the expedition? Design and make your own passports.

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What equipment will you need to take with you? Show this as a list.

Presentation

Encourage teams to present their research in an interesting way. Here are some ideas:

Prezi presentation http://prezi.com/index/ Oral presentation Web page Glogster presentation http://www.glogster.com/

Further Investigations

Go to the World Challenge website to find out more about what’s involved a World Challenge expedition. What sort of planning goes into a World Challenge expedition? http://www.worldchallenge.com.au/

Research for and then design a postcard for a country in the Asia-Pacific region.

Research Australia’s aid program to Cambodia. What does the aid program aim to do? The following AusAID website will help students with their research. http://www.ausaid.gov.au/countries/eastasia/cambodia/Pages/home.aspx

8 Related Research Links

World Challenge – Cambodia expedition overviewhttp://www.worldchallenge.com.au/destinations/south-east-asia/cambodia/

BBC News – Country Profileshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm

Asia Education Foundation – Curriculum resourceshttp://www.asiaeducation.edu.au/teachers/curriculum_resources/curriculum_resources_landing_page.html

Asia Education Foundation – Getting Connected: What’s Asia Got to Do with Me?http://www.asiaeducation.edu.au/verve/_resources/SOSE_UP_unit6.pdf

Scootle – Map tool: South-East Asia and the Mekong Riverhttp://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/viewing/L1391/index.html

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Activity

Sheep BurpsKey LearningStudents will investigate the impact that greenhouse gas emissions have on the environment.

The Australian Curriculum > Earth and Environmental Science / The changing Earth – the cause and impact of Earth hazards / Science Understanding / The cause and impact of global climate changeContent description

Human activities, particularly land-clearing and fossil fuel consumption, produce gases (including carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and hydrofluorocarbons) and particulate materials that change the composition of the atmosphere and climatic conditions (for example, the enhanced greenhouse effect). Code ACSES105

The Australian Curriculum > Science / Science as a Human Endeavour / Use and influence of scienceContent description General capabilities

Literacy

Personal and social capability

Critical and creative thinking

Cross-curriculum prioritiesSustainability

Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia

Scientific understandings, discoveries and inventions are used to solve problems that directly affect peoples’ lives. Code ACSHE100

Focus Questions

1. What was the main point of the Sheep Burps story? 2. Complete the following sentence. When many animals, like sheep and cows, fart and burp they

release __________.3. Why is methane considered so bad for the environment?4. Describe the experiment that the scientists in this story conducted.5. How do the scientists capture the methane?6. What gas remedy have the scientists found that is thought to reduce the amount of methane

produced by sheep?7. It is hoped the amount of methane emissions will:

a. Increaseb. Decreasec. Stay the same

8. List three facts that you learnt from this story. 9. Do you think it is important to address the issue of climate change? Explain your answer. 10. Draw a diagram representing the experiment conducted in this story.

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Activity

K-W-L-H organiser

After watching the BtN Sheep Burps story, working in pairs, ask students to discuss and record what they already know about climate change. What questions were raised in the discussion (what are the gaps in their knowledge)? The following K-W-L-H organiser provides students with a framework to explore their prior knowledge on this topic and consider what they would like to know and learn.

What do I know? What do I want to know? What have I learnt? How will I find out?

Use the questions recorded in the KWHL chart to guide students' research. They may choose to research questions of interest or questions set for small groups to address.

Students can investigate their own questions or some of the following: What is methane and where does it come from? How is methane impacting on the environment? What is the definition of climate change? In your own words describe the ‘greenhouse effect’. What is global warming? Research what the ozone layer is and then illustrate.

Encourage students to share their research with the class. Interesting ways to present the information include:

Diagram/flow chart Information report Prezi presentation http://prezi.com/index/ Brochure Oral presentation Web page Glogster http://www.glogster.com/

Time Capsule activity

Ask students to discuss their understanding about climate change and how the wider community is addressing the issue.

To engage students in the process ask the class to brainstorm what people are currently doing to reduce their impact on climate change.

What is currently being done to reduce our impact on climate change?

Governments Businesses School communities Homes/families

Prompt students to think about climate change by asking questions such as:

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In what ways does your school use energy? Has there been any action to reduce energy use? How would this help the environment?

What does your family do to reduce its impact on climate change?

What campaigns have been produced by local, state or federal governments to encourage people to reduce their impact on the environment? Contact your local council to see what campaigns they have produced.

Make a time capsuleThe time capsule could use images from magazines, newspapers or students' own drawings to convey their ideas. Students could also make predictions about what they think the future will be like. The time capsule could document how governments, business, school communities and homes and families are trying to become more sustainable. Provide the following prompt for students to use when writing their short essay: 'when you open this time capsule in the year 2020 I think ...’

Further Investigation

Test your knowledge on the BtN Climate Change quiz. http://www.abc.net.au/btn/quiz.htm?file=/btn/quiz/js/2012-35climatechange.js

CarbonKids is an innovative educational program for primary and middle schooling years that combines the latest in environmental science with education in sustainability. Consider registering to become a CarbonKids school. http://www.csiro.au/Portals/Education/Teachers/Classroom-activities/CarbonKids/CarbonKids-program.aspx

8 Related Research Links

ABC Catalyst – Future Farmhttp://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/3685323.htm

CSIRO – Reducing livestock methane emissionshttp://www.csiro.au/Outcomes/Food-and-Agriculture/livestock-methane-emissions.aspx

State Government Victoria – Greenhouse gas emissionshttp://www.climatechange.vic.gov.au/greenhouse-gas-emissions

ABC Catalyst – Methane: The Forgotten Gashttp://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/2373958.htm

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BtN: Episode 3 Transcript 19/2/13On this week's Behind the News

The Pope shocks everyone by quitting, so what happens now?

Working for free, the pros and cons of work experience for kids.

And we join a school group helping out an orphanage overseas.

Hi I'm Nathan Bazley, welcome to Behind the News.

Also on the show today we find out why these scientists are trying to measure how often a sheep burps! But first let’s get straight into that big story about the Pope’s resignation.

Pope ResignsReporter: Sarah Larsen

INTRO: The leader of the Catholic Church surprised lots of people when he announced he was stepping down. It's really unusual because most of the time someone stays on as Pope until the day they die. So what happens now? Sarah looks into it.

SARAH LARSEN, REPORTER: When someone retires it can be a pretty big deal. If it's your grandpa, it might be cause for a cake. If it's a sports person it might make the national news.

But whose retirement could send shockwaves around the world?

This is Pope Benedict the 16th; Bishop of Rome and worldwide leader of the Catholic Church. He's 85 years old and last week he said he felt his health wasn't good enough to keep doing the job.

LOUISE, SCHOOL STUDENT: It was like all over the TV and it was in all the news papers you can't really avoid that sort of news.

Louise and Aimee are Catholics; members of the biggest Christian Church in the world.

There are around 1.2 billion Catholic people in 140 different countries and all of them look to the Pope for leadership.

AIMEE, SCHOOL STUDENT: He's the leader of our church he holds all the big masses and he's a symbol to the Catholic community.

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Pope Benedict the 16th hasn't always been the Pope. He was born into an ordinary Catholic family in Germany and his name back then was Joseph Ratzinger.

He became a Priest, then an Archbishop then a Cardinal. Then in 2005 the last Pope died and Joseph Ratzinger was chosen to replace him. Like all Popes, he chose a new name and got a new home in Vatican City; a separate Catholic state in the middle of Rome.

He also travelled around the world and in 2008 came to Australia for World Youth Day.

REPORTER: Now, at 85, you might think retirement was on the cards for the Pope. After all; most people retire in their 50s or 60s. But in fact, it was really unusual.

Most popes stay in the job until they die. The last one to retire was Pope Gregory the 12th way back in 1415.

Now the church needs to find a new leader, and that's a complicated business.

It starts with cardinals. They're the guys in red and it's their job to pick the new Pope. One of them will get the top job.

Over the next week or so they'll fly in from all over the world. Then 117 of them will go into the Sistine Chapel for something called a Papal Conclave.

The word conclave comes from Latin words meaning with a key and it's called that because the cardinals will be literally locked in until they come to a decision (with a few breaks, of course).

For a pope to be chosen he needs to get votes from two thirds of the cardinals and that can take a while.

They each write down a name on a piece of paper, the votes are counted, read aloud, and if there's no decision they're burned with a chemical that makes the smoke black so people watching outside know there's no pope yet.

Then the process starts again. If there's still no consensus after several days, they whittle the candidates down to the two most popular.

When they finally agree, the ballots are burned again. But this time another chemical is added to make white smoke; the sign that the new pope has been chosen.

No one knows who that pope will be or which country he'll come from. There are candidates from many countries including Australia.

LOUISE AND AIMEE: It's great that he could come from anywhere in the world it's very equalising.

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No matter who it is, he'll have a big job to do and a lot of eager followers waiting and watching to see what happens.

Let's see what else is making the news. Here's Tash with the Wire.

The WireOscar Pistorius, the world's most famous Paralympian, has been charged with murder.

Police were called to his house and found that his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, had been shot.

Pistorious is a double amputee and was known as the blade runner.

He has competed at 3 Paralympics and won several gold medals.

Oscar Pistorius denies the murder charge.

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A big clean up is on in Russia, after a meteor plunged to Earth.

It caused a shockwave which damaged buildings and injured more than a thousand people.

The meteor exploded about 10-thousand metres above the city of Chelyabinsk.

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And a British backpacker has been found alive after going missing for 3 days in the Queensland outback.

18 year old Sam Woodhead managed to survive in 40-degree temperatures by drinking contact lens fluid and even his own urine.

RESCUER: "He has lost a few kilos and of course is very dehydrated. All of his features are very sunken."

A search helicopter found him, after he made an S-O-S sign out of his old rugby shorts.

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And a Victorian film-maker has taken out this year's Tropfest.

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Nicholas Clifford won the short-film festival with his film about kindness called We've All Been There.

"What about an advance on my pay or something?"

This Sydney busker won a special award for Best Personality.

The award was announced by Australian actor Sam Worthington.

SAM WORTHINGTON: “So hunt him down yeah, tell him 'cause that guy can dance.”

Sport CheatingReporter: Nathan Bazley

INTRO: The sports doping scandal in Australia has still been in the news this week. It's got some people talking about the growing role sports science is playing in elite sport. It's certainly improving performance levels, but it's also blurring the lines between what's considered cheating and what's just clever training. Let's take a look.

NATHAN BAZLEY, REPORTER: Sporting glory has always been very black and white.

One team loses; another wins.

One player's a hero; the other a villain.

But everything starts getting grey when you look at cheating. Because working out just what is cheating and what isn't, is a lot harder than looking at the scoreline at the end of a match.

The history of sports cheating goes back a lot further than you might believe.

One early example of Olympic cheating was the 1904 marathon.

Fred Lorz won the race, but it was later found out that he had been driven most of the distance by his support crew.

So the win was given to Thomas Hicks.

But had the race been run today he would have been disqualified too, because he was injected with Strychnine, a poison which can act as a stimulant if you're not given much.

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Fast forward to the 70s and 80s and as many as 10,000 East German athletes were all given steroids as part of a deliberate state program, before the drugs could reliably tested for.

That desire to win left many athletes with ongoing health problems.These days, testing is much better. But while there is elite sport and big money involved in winning, there will always be those trying to maximise their chances.

And while those previous cases are clear cut cheating, these days, sport science is blurring the line.

Here's just one example how.

When Lance Armstrong recorded his big confession with Oprah, one type of cheating he specifically talked about was blood doping.

That is where athletes take out some of their blood well before a competition, then inject it back in just before the race.

It means that you have heaps more red blood cells in your body than usual, so your body is better at carrying oxygen around, so you can race harder for longer.

While the technique doesn't always involve an actual drug, it is still banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

Meanwhile, this is altitude training.

It's where athletes train in a special room that has less oxygen in it than normal.

To compensate, your body naturally produces more red blood cells to carry oxygen around your body.

This technique is completely legal and used by many sporting teams and the AIS.

As you can see, both techniques produce similar results. It's just the process that makes one illegal and the other completely fine.

And that is the trend now with other illegal performance enhancing drugs.

Many mimic things the body naturally does, or encourage it to produce more of something it already produces.

And that's why cheating isn't quite as black and white as it used to be.

Driving to win - black and white cheating.

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Driving your body to be the best – very, very grey.

PRESENTER: Ok, we heard about red blood cells in that story, so let's have a quiz.

Quiz 1The question is:

Which part of the body makes red blood cells?

Bone marrow

Kidneys

Liver

Answer: Bone marrow

The body produces about 200 billion red blood cells per day!

Work ExperienceReporter: Sarah Larsen

INTRO: Now, working all day for free might not sound that great but for many young people work experience can be really valuable. But a report published last week warned that not all businesses are doing the right thing by these young workers. So what do you need to know when taking on work experience?Sarah takes a look.

Is there a job you've always wanted to have a go at? Like this: Or maybe even this.

KID: Hi I'm Jo and welcome to Behind the News

Whatever your dream job, getting it will probably take some hard work. You'll need knowledge and you'll need experience.

But how do you get experience when you've never had a job before?

It's a problem that many young people face and it's why many look for work experience while they're still studying.

For school kids it's a great way to see what life is like in the work force. And for older students it can be better than a classroom.

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MICHAEL NORRIS, LAW INTERN: It might be something as simple as greeting everybody as soon as they come into the office. That's the sort of thing you don't get taught at school so from that point of view internships are really valuable.

Michael is studying law at university but, while he hasn't graduated yet, he's getting experience in a real law firm by working as an intern.

MICHAEL: Without getting an internship it would be tough to get a job. The market for jobs is really competitive and so what your employers would want is your employers want work experience on your CV without that they probably wouldn't give you a look in.

While this is a learning experience for Michael, he's also doing real work and he's getting paid. But that's not always the case.

In the fierce competition for experience some young people are doing whatever they can to get ahead even if that means giving up their time for free.

Recently a government report found that too many businesses are taking advantage of young people looking for work experience asking them to do hard work for a long time with no pay.

ANDREW STEWART, LAW PROFESSOR: You have situations where somebody is asked to show that they can work in a restaurant ends up doing a week or two weeks of unpaid labour now you don't need that long to find out if they can wait tables.

The report said some interns were working for months without being paid and sometimes work experience looked more like actual work.

REPORTER: There's nothing wrong with doing work experience as part of school or study. In fact, it's really important. But the aim of that is to benefit the student. If you're working for free to benefit a business, it could be against the law.

Australia has some pretty strict laws when it comes to working.

For example; if you're under 17 you can't work during school hours without special permission.

And you have to be paid a minimum wage which depends on your age.

There are also laws about work experience.

REPORTER: You might wonder why that is. I mean, if you want to work for free and someone wants to let you do it, why wouldn't you be allowed?

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The idea is to keep the workplace as fair as possible. The government doesn't want people to be paid too little or to lose their jobs to people who are willing to work for less or for free.

It says it'll be watching out for business doing the wrong thing and keeping things fair for young people on the road to their dream career.

PRESENTER: Ok, let’s make that our poll this week.

Online PollThe question is:

Should people be paid while they're doing work experience?

To vote just head to our website.

Last week we asked you if the doping investigation had damaged the reputation of sport in Australia.

86% of you said Yes it had.

14% said No.

Thanks for voting

World ChallengeReporter: Natasha Thiele

INTRO: Some school kids have just come back from an amazing overseas adventure in South East Asia. It was part of an event called World Challenge and involved working with a local orphanage. They made a video of their trip.And a couple of students Jess and Antoinette sent us their story.

ANTOINETTE: We started our 4-week trip in Cambodia. Our first stop was spending time with kids from a local orphanage.

JESS: We're at the school where most of the orphans attend from the orphanage where we're visiting.

ANTOINETTE: One thing we noticed was that the kids were writing on the floor because they didn't have desks. We did some fundraising before we came out here, so we were able to buy 8 new desks for the classroom. It made

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reading the black board easier, especially when it came to teaching them sentences in English.

JESS: Another thing we did was help the kids with their eco-farm. It needed more shelter and a new watering system. They grow mushrooms here, which they sell to make money.

ANTOINETTE: Away from the classroom there was also free time to have some fun and make friends with the kids. This is us, teaching them how to play some of the games that we play back home. It was sad leaving the orphanage especially saying goodbye to the kids we'd met, but we had to move on.

JESS: Our next stop was Vietnam, where we trekked to the top of Lang Bian Mountain in the Central Highlands. We needed to work as a team to reach each point and we looked forward to every break! There were plenty of rough areas to walk through, we crossed dams and we slept in tents.

ANTOINETTE: It was hard because we didn't speak the local language and some of us had never been trekking before, let alone been overseas. But we learned to work as a team and we developed skills like leadership and problem-solving. When we finally got to the top, it was definitely worth it!

JESS: For us, the trip was about getting hands-on experience, living like the locals and helping out as much as possible.

ANTOINETTE: There was heaps of people that had gone on a World Challenge trip and that's something that our school didn't have yet and I wanted to have a trip of a lifetime.

JESS: And going over there made us realise how lucky we are back home.

JESS: Definitely an appreciation of like our own lifestyle back in Australia and just the experience of another culture and the way other people live and what they see as normal.

ANTOINETTE: The opportunities we are given, how we take for granted so many things like luxuries like taking a shower, sleeping on a bed are things that are

JESS: And not having bugs everywhere where you sleep and that, for people here that's not something that can dream of.

ANTOINETTE: When we left for this trip, we thought we were going there to help kids overseas and make a difference to their lives, but actually it's been life changing for us too.

PRESENTER: What a great report!

If you want to have a go at something like that then go to the BtN website.

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There's a video with some good hints and tips about how to shoot a news story.

OK, the girls there were visiting Cambodia, let's have a quiz about it.

Quiz 2But first, let's have a quiz.

The question is:

Wat is the name given to temples in Cambodia?

Wat

Taj

Vestibule

Answer: Wat

The clue was in the question. Wat is the name of the famous temples. We told you the answer!

OK, I thought that was clever.

Let's get some sports news now. Here's Sarah with the Score.

The ScoreAustralia has beaten the West Indies in the women's cricket World Cup final in India.

"Australia are the 2013 women's World Cup champions!"

They won by 114 runs.

Jess Cameron was a star with the bat and Ellyse Perry was dominant with the ball taking 3 wickets.“Now it's out Ellyse Perry does her job."

You might remember Ellyse because she's been on BtN before.

She's not just a cricketer; she also plays for the Aussie national team in soccer.

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And Korean golfer Ji Ya Shin has won the women's Australian Open in Canberra.

"... is crowned Australian Open champion for the first time"

Shin beat Taiwan's Yani Tseng by two shots as well as 15-year old Lydia Ko from New Zealand.

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Finally to Soccer, Chelsea has beaten Brentord 4 nil in the FA Cup.

Juan Mata opened the scoring for the Blues and then set up Frank Lampard who scored his 199th goal for Chelsea.

Manchester city also had a big win beating Leeds United 4 nil.

Sergio Aguero scored twice.

Both sides are now through to the quarter-finals

Meanwhile in the Premier League Liverpool thrashed Swansea City 5 - nil in a really one-sided game the reds are now 7th in the ladder.

Sheep BurpsReporter: Nathan Bazley

INTRO: OK, at the start of the program we promised you a story about sheep burping. Well here it is it's all about a bunch of scientists who are trying to work out how often sheep burp and well, break wind. Because the result isn't just bad for the nostrils it can be bad for the environment too.

The rule always goes whoever smelt it dealt it. But working out who dealt it in this huge flock would be a tall order.

Tracking down the culprit might be like finding a smelly needle in a woolly haystack.

But that's not the only unpleasant sheepy sounds going on in paddocks around Australia.

There's a fair bit of burping too.

All in all these sheep should really be called pigs!

But our noses aren't the only ones that struggle with all this flatulence and burping

The environment also finds it pretty well on the nose.

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When many animals, like sheep and cows pass wind in either direction they release methane.

It's a really bad greenhouse gas about 25 times worse than carbon dioxide.

And with seventy-four million sheep in Australia that adds up to roughly five hundred and forty thousand tonnes of methane rumbling its way into our atmosphere each year.

That's not even including our huge cattle herd's 'emissions' if you can call them that.

So as you can see it's a pretty big greenhouse issue.

But how can you fix a problem like livestock with poor social etiquette?

You can't just tell them to hold it, can you?

Well that's where these guys come in.

These scientists are trying to measure exactly how much methane sheep produce.

So they're setting up a tent where once they're in, sheep are encouraged to let 'em all out.

First, the sheep are herded in.

Then it's closed up and the sheep are left to do their thing.

That is expel gas to their heart's content.

From there, the gasses are sucked out of the tent and the methane in it is measured.

As you can see, there is a definite spike in levels.

Lucky no one has to go in there, ewww.

But measuring how much they release doesn't stop them doing it.

So scientists have been experimenting with different sheep foods to see if changing their diet changes the amount of methane they release.

This shrub has been used for thousands of years as a traditional Aboriginal medicine now it's showing promise as a sheep gas remedy.

It can cut the methane in their forward or rear-facing eruptions by up to eighty percent.

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Now they just have to work out what chemical in the plant makes it work so they can add it to all sheep feed.

But while the methane content would be reduced sheep and cows would still burp and bottom burp as usual.

So this research may not create a less smelly world but it could create a less polluted one.

CloserThat's it for the show.

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