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Questions for discussion

Singapore Nuclear Summit

1. Summarise the BTN Singapore Nuclear Summit story.

2. What two world leaders recently met in Singapore?

3. The meeting between the two leaders was the first time ever a US president has met a

North Korean leader. True or false?

4. What type of weapons has North Korea been building and testing for the past 10 years?

5. After what war was the first atomic bomb detonated?

6. In what year did many countries sign an agreement to stop making, buying or using nuclear

weapons?

7. What was the only country to back out of the agreement in the 2000s?

8. What does de-nuclearisation mean?

9. What agreement did North Korea and the US make during their meeting in Singapore?

10. What did you learn watching the BTN story?

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

Raising funds for refugees

1. Discuss the BTN story with another student.

2. How old are Soufia and Arielle?

3. Where did Soufia and Arielle meet?

4. Why did Soufia and her family leave Syria?

5. Where is Syria? Find Syria using Google Maps.

6. What is the Ration Challenge? Describe using your own words.

7. What sort of food did Soufia and Arielle eat during the Ration Challenge?

8. Why did Soufia and Arielle do the Ration Challenge?

9. How did this story make you feel?

10. Write a message of support to Soufia and Arielle and post it in the comments section on the

story page.

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

Tutankhamun Exhibition

1. Discuss the BTN story as a class. What points were raised in the discussion?

2. Finish the following sentence: King Tutankhamun was an Egyptian ____________.

3. About how many years ago did King Tut live?

4. How old was he when he became king?

5. What happened to King Tut’s body when he died?

6. Where was the tomb of King Tut found?

7. Who discovered the tomb?

8. What was surprising about this story?

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9. Name three facts you learnt watching the BTN story?

10. Illustrate an aspect of the BTN story.

Check out the Tutankhamun Exhibition resource on the Teachers page.

Do the quiz on the BTN website. Get your class involved in BTN’s Ask A

Reporter! This week’s topic is King Tut.

Frog Sniffer Dogs

1. What was the main point of the story?

2. Which group of animals do frogs belong to?

a. Reptiles

b. Mammals

c. Amphibians

3. Finish the following sentence: Rubble and Uda started their career as…

4. Baw Baw frogs are critically __________________.

5. About how many of them are left in the wild?

6. Why are a lot of Aussie frogs under threat?

7. Why are frogs an important part of our ecosystem?

8. Why is the Baw Baw frog difficult to find?

9. A dog’s sense of smell is about _____________times stronger than a human’s.

10. What did this video make you wonder?

Check out the Frog Sniffer Dogs resource on the Teachers page.

BTN Investigates – When was the first car made?

1. Retell the BTN story.

2. Briefly explain how the Shearer steam vehicle worked.

3. What were some disadvantages of early steam cars?

4. Who came up with the very first petrol powered car?

5. Some of the earliest cars were electric. True or false?

6. In the early 1900s cars were reserved for the very________.

7. When was the first Ford Model T made?

8. Why was the Model T a popular car?

9. What was significant about the way it was put together?

10. What questions do you have after watching the BTN story?

Have you seen or heard something in the news you'd like explained? Ask your question on

BTN Investigates

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Teacher Resource

Tutankhamun Exhibition

1. Discuss the BTN story as a class. What points were raised in the

discussion?

2. Finish the following sentence: King Tutankhamun was an Egyptian

____________.

3. About how many years ago did King Tut live?

4. How old was he when he became king?

5. What happened to King Tut’s body when he died?

6. Where was the tomb of King Tut found?

7. Who discovered the tomb?

8. What was surprising about this story?

9. Name three facts you learnt watching the BTN story?

10. Illustrate an aspect of the BTN story.

Class Discussion

Hold a class duscussion asking the following:

• What do you THINK about what you saw in the Tutankhamun

Exhibition story? What does this video make you WONDER?

• Think of three questions you have about the BTN story.

• What did you learn watching the BTN story? Leave your comment on

the BTN Tutankhamun Exhibition story page.

• Why is it important to research ancient history?

Glossary of key terms

Students will develop a glossary of historical terms and concepts that relate

to ancient Egypt. Below are some key terms and concepts to get you started:

Students will add definitions to the glossary as they come across unfamiliar

words throughout the BTN Tutankhamun Exhibition story. Students will

demonstrate their understanding by writing their own sentences using

historical terms and concepts from the glossary.

Pharaoh Tomb Mummified

Valley of the Kings Archaeology Sarcophagus

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Students will investigate the

discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb.

Students will explore significant

events during ancient Egyptian

times.

HASS / Knowledge and Understanding – Year 7 The role of a significant individual

in ancient Egyptian, Greek or

Roman history.

How historians and archaeologists

investigate history, including

excavation and archival research.

Key features of ancient societies

(farming, trade, social

classes, religion, rule of law).

The importance of conserving the

remains of the ancient past,

including the heritage of Aboriginal

and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

The physical features

of ancient Greece, Egypt or Rome

and how they influenced the

civilisation that developed there.

The significant beliefs, values and

practices of ancient Greece, Egypt

or Rome, with a particular emphasis

on ONE of the following areas:

everyday life, warfare, or death and

funerary customs.

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How do we know about the ancient past?

Finding out about the ancient past can be difficult. Some ancient peoples and civilisations have left behind

evidence of the past which help us learn about how they lived. But often our knowledge and understanding

of the ancient past is incomplete.

How do we know about the ancient past? Brainstorm ideas as a class.

• Scientists make discoveries, like finding ruins or artefacts which help us understand how people

used to live.

• Scientists use new technologies and new methods to investigate ancient structures.

• We can look at artefacts in museums, libraries and art galleries (primary sources).

• We can look at documents, like reports and newspapers, which can be found in the library or on the

internet (secondary sources).

Students will then complete one or more of the following activities to learn more about the discovery of

Tutankhamun’s tomb in Egypt.

• Create a timeline to show significant events in ancient Egypt. Include events like the development of

hieroglyphic writing, first pyramid built, first writing on papyrus, mummification first used and King Tut

buried in the Valley of the Kings.

• Where is Tutankhamun’s tomb? Find using Google Maps. When and how did archaeologist Howard

Carter discover Tutankhamun’s tomb?

• What technologies did scientists use during the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb?

• What were scientists able to find out about Tutankhamun by studying his tomb and the artefacts in

his tomb?

• Write a news report as if you were covering the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb by Howard Carter.

• What do artefacts tell us about ancient history? Choose an artefact from King Tut’s tomb that

interests you. Conduct a mini historical investigation to find out more about it.

What objects do you think you would find inside the tomb of a great pharaoh from Egypt? As a class read

and discuss the “Top 10 things you might find in a Pharaohs tomb – in pictures”. Students will then respond

to the following:

• What important objects were found in King Tutankhamun's tomb? What might this tell us about

beliefs and society during Ancient Egyptian times? Learn more about Tutankhamun’s treasures here.

• What things are important to you and your culture? Make a list of important items you would include

in your tomb. Give reasons for your choices.

• Design and illustrate your own comic strip explaining your top 10 items.

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Latin meaning of hieroglyph

As a class, discuss the origin of the word ‘Hieroglyph’. Did you know that the word hieroglyph comes from

the Greek hiero ‘holy’ and glypho ‘writing’? In the ancient Egyptian language, hieroglyphs were called medu

netjer, ‘the gods’ words’ as it was believed that writing was an invention of the gods.

Deciphering hieroglyphs

Visit an Egyptian exhibit at your local museum, or use the internet to find a photograph of an ancient

Egyptian artefact (Example – Australian Museum). You will most likely discover that hieroglyphs can be seen

on many ancient Egyptian artefacts. Choose one ancient Egyptian artefact with hieroglyphs and use this

document to help decipher the messages you discover.

Egyptian hieroglyphs, Australian Museum

Ancient Egyptian funerary cone, Australian Museum

Using hieroglyphs

Students will use Egyptian hieroglyphs to write their name and then display their artworks around the

classroom. Alternatively, students can use Egyptian hieroglyphs to write a secret message, which can then

be deciphered by a classmate.

ABC News – Sydney lands King Tutankhamun exhibition before it heads back to Egypt for good

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-11/king-tutankhamun-treasures-are-sydney-bound/9857448

National Geographic Kids – Tutankhamun Facts

https://www.natgeokids.com/au/discover/history/egypt/tutankhamun-facts/

BTN – Egypt Exploration

http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s4345716.htm

Australian Museum – How were ancient Egyptians mummified?

https://australianmuseum.net.au/how-were-ancient-egyptians-mummified

ABC Education – The wonders of Ancient Egypt

http://education.abc.net.au/home#!/digibook/1505264/the-wonders-of-ancient-egypt

BBC – Egyptians

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/

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Teacher Resource

Frog Sniffer Dogs

1. What was the main point of the story?

2. Which group of animals do frogs belong to?

a. Reptiles

b. Mammals

c. Amphibians

3. Finish the following sentence: Rubble and Uda started their career

as…

4. Baw Baw frogs are critically __________________.

5. About how many of them are left in the wild?

6. Why are a lot of Aussie frogs under threat?

7. Why are frogs an important part of our ecosystem?

8. Why is the Baw Baw frog difficult to find?

9. A dog’s sense of smell is about _____________times stronger than

a human’s.

10. What did this video make you wonder?

Note Taking

Students take notes while watching the BTN story.

After watching the story, students reflect on and

organise the information into three categories.

What information was...?

• Positive

• Negative or

• Interesting

KWLH

Discuss the BTN Frog Sniffer Dogs story as a class. Clarify students’ understanding of terms such as

threatened or endangered species, conservation and ecosystem. What questions were raised in the

discussion (what are the gaps in their knowledge)? The following KWLH organiser provides students with a

framework to explore their 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?

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Students will learn more about frogs

and the important role they have in

the ecosystem.

Science - Year 4

Living things have life cycles.

Living things depend on each other

and the environment to survive.

Science - Year 5

Living things have structural

features and adaptations that help

them to survive in their environment.

Science - Year 6

The growth and survival of living

things are affected by physical

conditions of their environment.

Science - Years 5 & 6

Scientific knowledge is used to

solve problems and inform personal

and community decisions.

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Students will develop their own question/s for inquiry, below are some examples.

• Why are frogs an important part of ecosystems?

• What are the main threats to Australian frogs?

• Which species of Australian frogs have become extinct?

• Why is frog conservation important?

Features of a frog

Students will learn more about the different parts of a frog by labelling the image below. They can then

choose three features to explore in more depth and write a paragraph about each feature.

Protruding eyes

Sac-like lungs

Digits – fingers and toes

Soft, moist skin

Hind limb

Fore limb

Backbone and internal

skeleton

External nares (nostril)

Tympanum (ear drum) Source: Link to image

Creature Feature report

Students will research and write a Creature Feature about an Australian frog. They could choose a frog that

lives in their area. Encourage students to display their research around the classroom or make a book for the

class library.

Areas for research Species of Frog

Name (common name and

scientific name)

What does it look like? Include a

photo or a diagram

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Habitat – Where do they live?

Describe their habitat. Locate

using Google Maps

Life cycle

Adaptations

Threats

How has the population changed

over time?

What is being done to protect

frogs?

Become a Frog Citizen Scientist

Students can get involved in the FrogID citizen science project which is helping

people learn more about what is happening to Australia’s frogs. FrogID uses a

mobile app to help identify frog species by their call and geotagging to map species

distribution. Each species of frog has its own unique call. By using the FrogID app

to record frog calls students can help identify frogs and their habitats. To find out

more go to the Australia Museum website

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ABC News – The dog squad sniffing out the critically endangered Baw Baw frog

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-10/frog-detection-dog-program/9848392

Australian Museum – Frogs

https://australianmuseum.net.au/frogs-amphibians

ABC Education – Frogs

http://education.abc.net.au/home#!/search/Frogs

NSW Office of Environment & Heritage – Frogs

http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/topics/animals-and-plants/native-animals/native-animal-facts/frogs

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BTN: Episode 17 Transcript 19/6/18

Hey, Amelia here. Welcome to BTN. Coming up today.

• We meet two best friends on a mission to help refugees

• Learn more about a famous Egyptian royal.

• And take a tour through the history of cars.

Singapore Nuclear Summit

Reporter: Amelia Moseley

INTRO: All that soon. But first to what some are hoping will be a new friendship between two

countries that haven't always got along. We're talking about North Korea and the United States.

You might've heard that the US President and the North Korean leader met last week. They signed

a pretty important document that involved some pretty big promises. Take a look.

As the President of the United States, you shake hands with lots of people. Often important people.

Sometimes even a couple of people at once. Tricky.

Anyway, it was this handshake that shook everyone up last week. When US President Donald

Trump caught up with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, it was more than just two leaders

meeting. It was, in fact, the first time any sitting US president has ever met a North Korean leader,

and the meeting was an even bigger deal because these two former enemies made a deal.

You see that document they're signing? It has a lot to do with these. For the past couple of

decades, North Korea's been working on building and even testing nuclear weapons. That's kinda

scary and a big no-no when it comes to international law.

You see, after the Second World War, when the first ever atomic bomb was detonated, many

countries started developing their own nuclear weapons. The idea was that to stay safe, they had

to be as well armed as everyone else. But the trouble with that plan was pretty obvious. If anyone

actually used their nuclear weapons and, say, a world war broke out it could end up being a threat

to all of human-kind.

That's why in 1968, many countries signed an agreement to stop making, buying or using nuclear

weapons. Eventually nearly every country in the world signed, including North Korea. But in the

early 2000s, it became the only country to back out and since then it's made it clear it's not exactly

against nuclear weapons.

Of course, North Korea isn't the only country that has them. At least eight others do too especially

Russia and the US, which have thousands of nuclear weapons. But no other country has been

publicly making, testing or threatening to use them.

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Now that could be set to change. Recently, North Korea's been showing it wants a more peaceful

relationship with its neighbours and other countries, including the US. And that leads us here, to

this meeting and that document.

It's not very long, but it basically says North Korea's going to work towards total de-nuclearisation -

a big word for getting rid of nuclear weapons - and that the US and North Korea will work towards

peace and friendship. While that sounds great, not everyone's convinced. North Korea's made this

kind of deal with the US before.

FORMER US PRESIDENT, BILL CLINTON: I am pleased that the United States and North Korea

yesterday reached agreement.

And it didn't really work out. Some also say Mr Trump was sending the wrong message by meeting

with Kim Jong-un and paying him respect. The North Korean leader's been accused of some pretty

terrible things and his government denies its citizens a lot of basic rights. But others, including both

leaders, say it's a step in the right direction.

US PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP: Anyone can make war, but only the most courageous can

make peace.

So, while it's see-ya-later for now. The world will be watching these two leaders to see where their

new relationship takes them.

This Week in News

The ACT Government's launched a new campaign called Straws Suck to encourage businesses to

ditch plastic straws.

It says straws can take up to 200 years to break down and end up polluting waterways.

So literally your children’s children's children will outlive the straw you are using today.

Muslims around the world have celebrated Eid Al Fitr. It marks the end of Ramadan, which is

Islam's holiest month when a lot of people fast during the day.

KID: I'm celebrating Eid and we'll be going over to our aunty and uncles.

KID: I think it's special to me because we can kind of celebrate.

Gamers have been raving about this year’s E3. The Electronic Entertainment Expo or E3 for short

is an annual conference in LA where some of the biggest players in the video game industry

announce all their new titles and tech. This time around Nintendo announced they’ll be bringing

Fortnite to the Switch. While Sony showed off a new Spiderman game for the PS4.

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Raising Funds for Refugees

Rookie Reporters: Soufia and Arielle

INTRO: Next week is Refugee Week, which is when Aussies are encouraged to think about the

millions of people around the world who've had to leave their homes because of violence or war.

You're about to meet someone who knows what that's like. 11-year-old Soufia is from Syria but she

now lives with her family in Sydney. This Refugee Week Soufia and her best friend Arielle will be

taking part in something called a Ration Challenge. Let's find out more about it.

SOUFIA: Hi, I'm Soufia and I'm 11 years old.

ARIELLE: I'm Arielle and I'm 10 years old.

SOUFIA: We met at school. I had no friends because I was new, and Arielle just wanted to play

with me and that's how we became friends.

ARIELLE: I met Soufia from our teacher Mrs Laxon and she wanted me to take care of Soufia

because she didn't know much English then. I helped Soufia and we became friends. I think it's

special to have a friend from another country that we can learn about what's over there.

SOUFIA: I came from Syria and this little town it was beautiful. Most of my family were living there,

it used to snow and you had very weird weather. My family left Syria because my parents just

wanted to keep us safe in case anything wrong happened. There were little towns being attacked

and there was war going on. Thankfully the town we lived in was safe.

ARIELLE: I know there's a lot of war and people getting hurt and sick and a lot of people are in

need, and just need a place to live and a home.

SOUFIA: Well for kids to live there that wouldn't be a very nice place. They'd feel really terrified,

lots of war going on some people are like homeless right now.

ARIELLE: It’s really sad that people are treating them that way, and I don't understand why people

would do it.

SOUFIA: We decided to do the Ration Challenge because we want to help people in refugee

camps. It should be fair that they get food and have a good education. The Ration Challenge is

when you have to eat food that refugees get to eat at refugee camps. But they're very dry food and

you have to eat them for a limited time. We did it for two days.

ARIELLE: Rice and lentil soup. Chick peas and sardines.

SOUFIA: They weren't very nice and not normal food that you eat every day. We tried our best

even though they weren't very nice.

ARIELLE: We love doing things together and it’s really fun to do it together cos she’s from Syria

and she knew a bit about it. I think people should definitely take the challenge and it's a great way

to raise money and help other people who are in need.

SOUFIA: We raised $900. It feels really good and we tried our best to do it. I think that other kids

should do it because you're helping someone in need.

Great stuff girls.

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Tutankhamun’s Exhibition

Reporter: Matt Holbrook

INTRO: Now to something very old, very valuable and very exciting that's about to come to

Sydney. It's an exhibition of treasures from the tomb of Tutankhamun. He was an Egyptian

pharaoh that lived more than 3000 years ago, and you might have heard of him. If not. you're

about to find out a whole lot more.

If you've ever wanted to go down as one of history's most famous faces, it would probably help if

your face was literally made of gold. And you were already kind of a big deal, say, an Egyptian

pharaoh. This is King Tutankhamun, and for nearly a century, people the world over have been a

little bit obsessed with him.

King Tut, lived three thousand years ago during a time period we call the New Kingdom of Egypt.

Even though it's obviously kinda old now. He took the throne at nine or ten, and lived just a few

short years, dying at 19.

Archaeologists aren't exactly sure what he died of, but he probably had malaria and disabilities.

Anyway, like Egyptian pharaohs of the time, he was mummified, most of his organs were removed,

put in jars to bury with him, and his body was wrapped and preserved in oils and minerals. And all

that was stuffed in a secret tomb.

Apart from being a king, King Tut didn't do anything particularly exciting during his life. That we

know of, anyway. But the discovery of his tomb, thousands of years later, made him a superstar.

See, in 1922, after years digging in the Valley of the Kings, an area many pharaohs and other

important people had been buried, an archaeologist named Howard Carter discovered a set of

steps.

HOWARD CARTER DIARY: I was struck dumb with amazement, and when Lord Carnarvon,

unable to stand the suspense any longer, inquired anxiously, "Can you see anything?" it was all I

could do to get out the words, "Yes, wonderful things".

Tombs like this weren't just filled with mummies and gross body parts in jars, they contained very

valuable objects. The Egyptians believed they could take their riches with them after they died. But

those riches made tombs a target for thieves. Despite that, robbers left a lot of King Tut's treasure

behind. And people everywhere were blown away with what the tomb contained.

HV MORTON, DAILY EXPRESS: Within the chamber stood an immense sarcophagus of glittering

gold, which is almost certain to contain the mummy of the king. Wonderful paintings, including that

of a giant cat, covered the walls. A second chamber was crowded with priceless treasures.

There was some speculation his tomb was cursed. It started after a few visitors to the tomb died

just months after entering it. Of course, they died from completely explainable causes, and

scientists agree that it's all basically nonsense. But it gave these news reporters something to joke

about.

In 2018, Tutankhamun lives on. Well, not really. But Australians will get a rare chance to see some

of his treasures. Sydney is set to become one of just 10 cities to host the biggest Tutankhamun

exhibition ever to leave Egypt. Unfortunately, it's not until 2021. The good news is, King Tut's not

going anywhere. He's dead.

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Ask a Reporter

Do you have a question about Tutankhamun? Ask me live on Friday during Ask a Reporter. Just

head to our website for the details.

Did you know?

Did you know that ancient Egyptians removed brains from bodies before they were mummified?

They actually didn't think brains were very important so when a leader died they scooped out his or

her brains through the nose then stuffed the skull with rags. Gross.

Frog Sniffer Dogs

Reporter: Charlotte Batty

INTRO: Sorry, I had to share that with you. Now while we're on the subject of noses, let's find out

about some very clever dogs whose sensitive sense of smell is helping to save one of Australia's

most endangered species. Check it out.

If you've ever tried to find a frog you'll know they can be elusive little amphibians.

CHARLOTTE: Here froggie froggie froggie.

You can hear them sometimes.

CHARLOTTE: What was that?

But they're kind of hard to see.

CHARLOTTE: Is that one? Nooo.

But what if you could sniff them out? Ok, so maybe my nose isn't quite cut out for this sort of work.

But for Rubble and Uda are frog sniffing superstars. These two pooches have some of the best

noses in the country.

They started their career as search and rescue dogs helping to track down lost humans then

conservationists realised that their sensitive sense of smell could be used to find animals too.

They've been sent after the scent of bats and koala and quoll scats and now they've been given

their toughest assignment yet, sniffing out the mysterious and critically endangered Baw Baw frog.

This small brown frog lives only on the Mount Baw Baw Plateau in eastern Victoria and it's thought

there are less than 1200 of them left in the wild. Experts reckon the species has been hit hard by

an infectious disease called Chytrid Fungus, something that's affected a lot of Aussie frogs. That's

really worrying because frogs are an important part of our ecosystem. They eat a lot of insects like

worms and mosquitos, yuk, and when they're tadpoles they actually clean our waterways by

feeding on algae.

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So, it's pretty important that these little guys stick around. That's why Zoos Victoria has started a

breeding program to save the Baw Baw frog. But before they can make babies they need to find

some more adults.

DEON GILBERT, ZOOS VICTORIA AMPHIBIAN SPECIALIST: This species is incredibly difficult to

detect in the wild. They live predominantly underground the males only call for about five or six

weeks of the year, so that restricts our opportunities to actually locate the species.

So that's where these clever border collies come in.

CHRIS HARTNETT, RESEARCH ASSISTANT: The accuracy of a dog's nose is really

unsurpassed, so they basically have a sense of smell or can have a sense of smell that's about

10,000 times stronger than humans, so we really want to utilise that talent.

As part of their training they have to learn to pick the smell of a Baw Baw from this scent board and

when they get a whiff of one in the wild they drop to ground to let their trainers know they've found

a frog.

DEON GILBERT, ZOOS VICTORIA AMPHIBIAN SPECIALIST: The dogs are able to locate the

exact site the frogs were calling from much, much quicker than we could do from just using ears.

Researchers say these frog dogs have helped them more than they could've imagined and are

even considering using detection dogs for other threatened species, so these sensitive noses can

help to protect many more native critters in the future. And in the meantime, these guys deserve a

well-earned rest. Hmmm I wonder if he's dreaming about frogs?

Quiz

Which group of animals do frogs belong to?

Reptiles

Mammals

or Amphibians?

Frogs are amphibians.

The word amphibian means two-lives. Amphibians spend their lives in the water and on land.

Sport

The World Cup has kicked off in Russia with some exciting opening matches. The Socceroos put

in a brave performance against France but an unlucky deflection from Aziz Bayitch in the 80th

minute gave Les Bleus the win. That's French for the blues by the way.

Meanwhile football fans in Mexico managed to cause a mini earthquake with their celebrations

after the team defeated Germany one-nil. It shocked a lot of people because Germany hasn't lost

its opening World Cup game since 1982.

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There were some pretty big celebrations in Uruguay. These guys got time off class to watch the

national team take on Egypt and a last-minute header sent fans wild. It's the first time Uruguay's

won an opening game for 48 years.

To the tennis now and Aussie Ashleigh Barty has won the Nottingham open title over the weekend.

She beat British number 1 Johanna Konta taking her world ranking to 16.

Meanwhile, Scottish cyclist Mark Beaumont has broken a pretty retro record on a very retro bike.

Beaumont rode his penny farthing a whopping 35.28 kilometres in an hour breaking a 127-year old

British record but sadly he missed out on the world record by only 265 metres.

BTN Investigates – When was the first car made?

Reporter: Charlotte Batty

INTRO: Hi BTN. My name's Abeng and I would like to know: When was the first car made?

CHARLOTTE BATTY, REPORTER: Jack. Jack. I mean Doc. I have a big question I need

answered.

DOC: Well, what is it then?

CHARLOTTE: I need to find out when the first car was made.

DOC: The first car. Great Scott. We're going to have to go a long, long way back for that one. Get

in the DeLorean.

CHARLOTTE: Err that's a Holden.

DOC: Whatever.

CHARLOTTE: Ok.

CHARLOTTE: Wait a minute, this doesn't look like the 1800s. This is the National Motor Museum?

Hey, come back where are you going? Jack. Oh well, I guess I'll give this a try then.

MATTHEW LOMBARD, NATIONAL MOTOR MUSEUM, CURATOR: Hi Charlotte, I'm Matthew.

CHARLOTTE: Hi Matthew. I was just trying to go back in time to find the first car.

MATTHEW LOMBARD, NATIONAL MOTOR MUSEUM, CURATOR: I'm not sure that we can go

back in time, but I might have the next best thing. Do you want to come and have a look?

CHARLOTTE: So, Matthew, what have we got here?

MATTHEW LOMBARD, NATIONAL MOTOR MUSEUM, CURATOR: So here we have a thing

called the Shearer steam vehicle. It uses high-pressure steam which is hot water to power the

engine and it runs on pressurised steam.

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The very first steam powered car was invented back in 1769 by a Frenchman named Nicholas-

Joseph Cugnot. At the time most people got around by horse and that didn't change for a while

because the early steam cars were really slow and expensive to maintain. It wasn't until 1885 that

a German man named Karl Benz came up with the world's first petrol powered car, although some

of the earliest cars were actually electric.

MATTHEW LOMBARD, NATIONAL MOTOR MUSEUM, CURATOR: In the early 1900s there were

steam powered vehicles, there were electric powered vehicles and gasoline powered vehicles. At

the time nobody knew quite what was going to be the future fuel, so everyone was trying different

ideas. Obviously, gasoline won out in the end.

By now, people were starting to see the benefits of these horseless carriages although they were

reserved for the very rich and it wasn't until the famous Ford Model T came out in 1908 that cars

really became popular.

MATTHEW LOMBARD, NATIONAL MOTOR MUSEUM, CURATOR: Ok Charlotte this is it. This is

a Ford Model T. This is a 1922 example. As you see it's got all the essential features of what we

consider a modern car. It's got the radiator at the front, the engine behind it, enough passenger

compartments for five adults and four wheels.

What made this car so significant was the way it was put together. The founder of the Ford

company Henry Ford created the world's first moving assembly line for cars where lots of them

could be put together quickly. That made the cars cheaper so more and more people could buy

them. Over time, lots of other manufacturers started to mass produce cars. We got big cars, little

cars and whatever this is and of course these days it's kinda hard to imagine life without a car.

CHARLOTTE: Which reminds me, how am I going to get home now? Ugh better start walking.

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