2. About 80 Per Cent of Australia S Energy Currently Comes From

Questions for discussion

Energy Report

1. Discuss the BTN Energy Report story in pairs. What points were raised in the discussion?

2. About 80 per cent of Australia’s energy currently comes from

a. Solar

b. Coal

c. Wind

3. Where does coal come from?

4. Complete this sentence. Burning fossil fuels, like coal, releases gases like ______into the air.

5. By 2020 the government wants 20% of our power to come from renewable energy sources. Give an example of a renewable energy source.

6. Which industry isn’t happy about the Clean Energy Target?

7. How will the Clean Energy Target affect the mining industry?

8. Do you have any ideas? Discuss as a class.

9. Imagine a world without electricity. How would your life be different?

10. What do you understand more clearly since watching the BTN story?

Write a message about the story and post it in the comments section on the story page.

Qatar Tension

1. Explain the Qatar Tension story to another student.

2. Describe the geography of Qatar. Find Qatar using Google Maps.

3. What is Qatar’s TV station called?

4. What has made Qatar the richest country in the world?

5. Name two countries that have recently stopped dealing with Qatar.

6. Why have these countries stopped dealing with Qatar?

7. How has it affected the people living in Qatar?

8. How has the tension caused problems for the rest of the world?

9. What questions do you have after watching this story?

10. What was surprising about the BTN story?

Write a message about the story and post it in the comments section on the story page

Protecting Desert Animals

1. What was the main point of the BTN story?

2. Where is the Simpson Desert? Locate using Google Maps.

3. Why are more Australian desert animal species becoming endangered?

4. Give an example of a feral animal that can be found in Australian deserts.

5. In which year were feral animals first introduced to Australia?

6. Why were animals like cats and foxes brought to Australia?

7. How many Australian species have become extinct because of feral cats?

a. 2 species

b. 20 species

c. 200 species

8. The desert bandicoot is extinct. True or false?

9. What are scientists doing in the Simpson Desert to help protect native species?

10. How has your thinking changed since watching the BTN story?

Check out the Protecting Desert Animals resource on the Teachers page

Sheepdog School

1. Before you watch the BTN story, predict what you think it’s about.

2. Explain the BTN Sheepdog School story to another student.

3. What are sheepdogs trained to do?

4. How did the kids get involved in the sheepdog training program?

5. What breed of dogs are mainly used as sheepdogs?

6. How do the kids train their dogs to become sheepdogs?

7. What does ‘balancing’ mean?

8. What are some of the challenges for the kids training sheepdogs?

9. How has the training program helped the kids?

10. Name three things you learnt about sheepdogs.

Write a message about the story and post it in the comments section on the story page.

Welcome Book Launch

1. How many drawings were entered in the Welcome Book campaign?

2. Why was the book created?

3. If we had included every drawing as a page in the book, it would have been the ______biggest book every published.

4. How many drawings were included in the book?

5. What country is the Ali family from?

6. What was it like for the Ali family when they moved to Australia 3 years ago?

7. What did you like about the BTN story?

8. How do you welcome new students at your school that have come from another country?

9. Write a message about the story and post it in the comments section on the story page.

10. Check out the Welcome Book Gallery on the BTN website.

Check out the Welcome Book Launch resource on the Teachers page

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