Most people are good at sport in Australia. That’s a good thing because in the recent Olympics we’ll get a lot of gold medals. In the 1976 Olympics we got no gold medals and the AIS was built just before the Los Angeles Olympics and in those Olympics we got 24 medals and 4 of them were gold. Read the rest of this entry »
Every year 1 billion animals get transported by trucks and trains to farms, sale yards, ports to be sent overseas and abattoirs where they’re turned into meat. But the RSPCA are complaining about the comfort. Read the rest of this entry »
Carbon emissions are a real problem in the world. That’s why Rob Garnaut made up a system called the Carbon pollution reduction scheme. It works by how much carbon you use and if you use too much you have to pay for it. By making your place cleaner you can sell your carbon credits for money. Read the rest of this entry »
STRIKE
Sometimes teachers from public schools go on strike because the teachers want a pay
Rise. A strike is when workers leave work for a day and protest about how much money they get or there work conditions. Read the rest of this entry »
This year is a big birthday. The AFL turns 150 years. To celebrate this in Santa Teresa, they are going to the MCG where there will be AFL scouts to watch them play. Two schools are also interested in scholarships because it will represent the school well. Read the rest of this entry »
Three girls from Waverly gymnastics club aged 15, 17 and 18 are competing to make the Australian team to go to Beijing. Read the rest of this entry »
To get that extra one per cent that could mean gold, Aussie Olympians are turning to science. That means every single bit of info they can get out of scientists could make them win the event.
GPS units being used to help hockey players by seing when they slack of and how far they run, so then at training they know how far to push themselves.
Hockey players run 10 km in a 70-minute game.
It compares to the AFL players because they can only run 10km in 2 hours.
The information gathered helps them to change how they play their sport.
Heat stress is a problem for Aussie athletes because if they reach 40 degrees their heart goes into overdrive.
The normal temperature of the human body is 37 degrees.
The human body responds to an increase of body temperature by going into overdrive.
The capsule thermometre works by getting ingested, then goes through the stomach of an athlete into the intestine. From the intestine it will transmit a frequency based on its temperature so we can read temperature with this monitor here.
Yes I think it’s fair because if no countries do it technology will go nowhere.
Lauren Jackson chose to play Basketball in Russia because it’s famous for being one of the toughest and most popular women’s basketball comps in the world. Read the rest of this entry »
Finger print scanners have now reached some schools across Australia. Some students think it’s a good idea so people don’t wagg, but others, just think it’s invaded their privacy. Some schools have an alternative, the ID card. Read the rest of this entry »
Tuna is a healthy food that most Japenese people eat. It is getting endangered due to capturing by workers. A full grown Tuna is 2metres tall and 3x’s bigger in width than an average sized human. If you have one, they can be worth up to $10000. Scientists have formed 2 eggs together to make baby Tuna’s to grow.
