Questions for discussion
Episode 9
31st March 2015
Reef Funding
1. Discuss the Reef Funding story with another student and record the main points of the
discussion.
2. How are some kids at a Queensland school helping the Great Barrier Reef?
3. About how many small reefs and islands make up the Great Barrier Reef?
4. Name one of the threats to the reef.
5. Describe the damage that’s occurring to the Great Barrier Reef.
6. The reef is a World Heritage site. What does that mean?
7. The United Nation’s World Heritage Committee is deciding whether it needs to put the
Great Barrier Reef on the ____ ___________ list.
8. What is the government saying it will do to help protect the reef?
9. Why do the kids say it’s important to help the reef?
10. What do you understand more clearly since watching the Reef Funding story?
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Malcolm Fraser
1. Which Prime Minister was removed from government in 1975?
2. How many years was Malcolm Fraser Prime Minister?
3. Why were many people fleeing Vietnam?
4. How did he help Vietnamese migrants?
5. Who did Malcolm Fraser lose the election to in 1983?
6. What causes did he support after leaving politics?
7. When and why did Malcolm Fraser quit the Liberal Party?
8. Give some other examples of how he supported multiculturalism.
9. What was Malcolm Fraser’s favourite catchphrase? Do you agree?
10. What do you think he will be remembered for? Explain your answer?
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Tactile Banknotes
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What does Connor call his canes?
What is `Jaws’ and how does it help Connor?
How does Connor read?
What are tactile bank notes?
Why did Connor want Australia to get tactile bank notes in Australia?
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6. Which country has tactile bank notes?
7. What action did he take to get tactile features on Aussie bank notes?
8. What did the Reserve Bank of Australia announce earlier this year?
9. What did Connor learn from the experience?
10. How did this story make you feel?
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Humans in Space
1. Before watching this story, talk about what you know about space exploration.
2. What significant event happened on April 12 1961?
3. Why is space a `hostile place’?
4. The space race was a competition between which two countries?
5. What happened on July 20 1969?
6. The Space Shuttle is not a reusable space craft. True or false?
7. What is the International Space Station?
8. Describe the cost of space exploration.
9. Do you think exploring space is important? Explain your answer.
10. What was surprising about this story?
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Skater Kid
1. Briefly summarise the Skater Kid story.
2. How old was Keegan when he first won the under 18 skating championship?
3. How does Keegan feel when he does the big skateboarding tricks?
4. What happened to Keegan before the Junior Championships this year?
5. Why is he homeschooled?
6. Apart from skateboarding, what else does Keegan like to do?
7. What do other skateboarders say about his skating talent?
8. Name three words to describe Keegan.
9. What do you think makes a successful sportsperson?
10. Illustrate an aspect of Keegan’s story.
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