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Aussie astronaut and smiley calf

Aussie astronaut and smiley calf

FromABC KIDS News Time


Aussie astronaut and smiley calf

FromABC KIDS News Time

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Length:
12 minutes
Released:
Mar 31, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On today's show, we’re going to rediscover a flowering plant that hasn’t been seen for 170 years! We’re going to meet a fury little wallaby that’s been saved from extinction. Then we’ll look the stars and meet a female Aussie astronaut. A baby calf will put a smile on your face! And we take a look at how scientists are making robots with brains!




QUIZ QUESTIONS:

What was the name of new flowering plant discovered?

What is the name of the wallaby that was saved from extinction?

What was the only job Katherine Bennell-Pegg wrote down at school that she wanted to do?

What name was given to the dairy calf with a smiley face on his body?

What are scientists using to help build robots with brains?




BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:

What breed of cattle is Happy - the calf with a smiley face on his body?




ANSWERS:

The Carnivorous sundew plant.

The Uluru mala wallaby.

Become an astronaut.

Happy.

The biology of insects.




BONUS TRICKY ANSWER:

Holstein.
Released:
Mar 31, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Every Friday, join Ruby for News Time as she counts down the week’s most interesting news stories for kids. From amazing animals to special events, the natural world to outer space, News Time is made especially for children to help them understand the world around them.