Risks to koala habitats

A high-energy, fun way for upper primary and secondary students to learn about current issues and events in their world. Each program is built around major news stories of the week.

Meet some Aussie kids whose parents are working on finding a vaccine for COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic has been hard for a lot of sports people, take a look at how the sports industry has been affected. Learn about the long and interesting history of handshakes and find out about other ways of saying hello. Recently the US military released videos showing UFOs which got a lot of people talking. Find out more about what UFOs are and how they’ve caused a stir in the past. And meet Eamon, who’s had an interesting job over the past few weeks; babysitting spiders from the QLD Museum while it’s been closed to the public.

With the number of new cases of COVID-19 continuing to go down, some states and territories have started to relax their rules on social distancing. BtN looks at how Australia has flattened the curve and why experts say we need to keep doing our bit. Many Aussie kids will be spending at least some of this term working from home, so we thought we’d get some distance learning tips from kids who know just what that's like. The 8th of May is the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, or VE Day. Look at the events leading up to VE Day and why they had such a huge impact on the world. Plus find out more about the Hubble Space Telescope and how it has helped to change our understanding of the universe. Also take a look at the impact COVID-19 has had on zoos, wildlife parks and aquariums which have had to close their doors to the public.