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On the show today, we’re going to take a look at how the stinging plant might take the sting out of pain. Then we’ll travel around Australia with a man on a special scooter. Next, we’ll meet a white echidna. After that, we’ll say Sorry and talk about Reconciliation. nd then we discover how human hair can help plants grow.QUESTIONS:1.What is another name for the stinging tree?2.What is a paraplegic?3.Why is Raffie the echidna white?4.What is Sorry Day?5.What can hair be recycled for?BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:Why is human hair good for soils?ANSWERS:1.The Gympie-Gympie tree.2.A person who can't move their legs because their spine has been damaged.3.It is an albino echidna.4.Sorry Day recognises the pain and hurt suffered by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.5.To make compostBONUS TRICKY ANSWER:Each tiny strand of hair is packed with nutrients like nitrogen, carbon and protein and once it’s broken down, it feeds the soils and makes plants grow big and strong.

On the program today, we’re going to meet an endangered hairy nose wombat. Then we’ll learn how a first nations language is using emoji’s. Next, we’ll find out about Global Accessibility Awareness Day. After that, we’ll train a very special camera on a super massive black hole. And finally, we talk to plants.Special thanks to the Lilach Hadany and all the authors of the paper "Sounds emitted by plants under stress are airborne and informative" paper for supplying the sounds of plants talking.QUIZ QUESTIONS:1.How many days can the northern hairy-nosed wombat stay in their burrows?2.What are emoji's?3.Global Accessibility Awareness day?4.What are black holes in space?5.How do plants talk?BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:What is an ecologist?ANSWERS:1.Up to 12.2.Emoji’s are digital pictures or icons that express an idea or emotion.3.It’s a day when we think about the challenges people with disabilities have in accessing the internet and digital technology.4.They recycle bits of stars and help keep galaxies stable.5.Researchers say the sounds are made by air bubbles expanding and bursting inside a plant’s water-conducting tissue.BONUS TRICKY ANSWER:They’re scientists who studies how things live.

On today's program, we’re going to discover a dinosaur that may not have been quite as scary looking as we think. Then hear about an Australian choir singing for the new king. Next, we’ll go to a modern art show. Just before we head outdoors to celebrate International plant health day. And then we'll discover some magical glowing mushrooms.QUESTIONS:1.What is the full name of the T-rex dinosaur?2.What had the Vocal Fusion Youth Choir been chosen to sing for?3.What does Yirramboi mean?4.Why are plants so important to humans?5.What does bioluminescence mean?BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:What family does the T-rex dinosaur comes from?ANSWERS:1.Tyrannosaurus Rex.2.The Kings Coronation virtual Commonwealth Choir.3.Tomorrow.4.Plants give humans with more than 80 per cent of the food we eat, shelter, building materials, and even some medicines that make us better when we’re sick.5.Bioluminescence is when living things can create their own light, kind of like glowing!BONUS TRICKY ANSWERS:The Theropod family.

On the program today, we’re going to visit a special statue.  Then meet an 8 year old dog trainer! Next we’ll size up the new space suit that’s being made for the next moon landing. We’ll find out about a special program designed to make school more fun for kids in Perth. And then we'll meet a giant eagle.QUESTIONS:1.What is the name of the town that Stella grew up in?2.How old is Tommy Lee?3.What colour will the new spacesuits be?4.What's the name of the after school club in Perth?5.What sort of animals could the giant eagle pick up?BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:What is the name of Tommy's dog he recently sold?ANSWERS:1.Stawell.2.8 years old.3.White.4.The Koya Club.5.Animals as big as Kangaroos.BONUS TRICKY ANSWER:Echo.

On today's show,  we’re going to meet a duck that’s far from home, We’'ll learn about a program which is helping Indigenous teenagers become the first high school graduates in their families. We’ll take a trip to western NSW and visit what’s soon to be the state’s biggest national park. Before we head into space and find out what bush tucker might grow on the international space station. And we meet a 97 year old zoologist who's discovered more than 40 new creatures.QUESTIONS:1.What is the name of the duck that was far from home?2.How many students have graduated from the National Aboriginal Sporting Chance Academy since it began?3.What is the name of the farm that is being turned into a huge National Park?4.How do students experiment on Earth, possible foods that could be grown in space?5.How many Copepods has Dr Vernon Harris discovered?BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:How big is Thurlooo Downs?ANSWERS:1.The Musk Duck.2.15,000.3.Thurloo Downs.4.They do these experiments using special growth chambers that have the same conditions that astronauts have in space, like certain levels of light, heat and oxygen.5.More than 40 new species.BONUS TRICKY ANSWER:437,000 hectares.

A trapdoor spider is named after the burrow it builds – they don’t build webs, strung high between trees – they build tunnel-like burrows underground – that has a hatch or round door on the top – about the size of a 50 cent piece.QUESTIONS:1.Why are Trapdoor spiders called 'Trapdoor spiders'?2.How many bikes have been donated to refugees in Albury?3.What are scientists trying to find on Venus?4.What is the name of the new teachers working in South Australian schools?5.What was the distance the Australian women rowed across the Atlantic?BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:What was the name of the spacecraft who took lots of photos and mapped Venus 30 years ago?ANSWERS:1.A trapdoor spider is named after the tunnel-like  burrow it builds underground that has a hatch or round door on the top.2.26 so far.3.They want to see if there are any active volcanoes.4.Autism inclusion teachers.5.5,000km.BONUS TRICKY ANSWER:The Magellan spacecraft.

On today's show, we’re going to learn how to finswim! We’ll take a trip to outer space and find out why the world celebrates space travel. Back on earth, we’ll meet a very lucky dog! And then take a peek at some fashionable chickens. And finally, we will meet and champion driver, who's blind.QUIZ QUESTIONS:1.What do finswimmers use to swim with when they race?2.What year did man first walk on the moon?3.Where was Shanny the dog found, when she ran away during a storm?4.How are the chicken hats made?5.How old was Ruby when she was given her first four-wheel bike?BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:What year did Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to orbit the earth?ANSWERS:1.Finswimming uses something called a monofin or a bifin.2.1969.3.An iron ore dumper bin.4.Crocheting.5.One.BONUS TRICKY ANSWER:1963.

On today's show, we’re going to ride the ocean’s waves with kids with disability. We’ll meet a teenager changing the age of lawn bowlers. Next we’ll visit a food forest and find out what lessons it can teach us. We celebrate World Health Day and find out about the painful stinging tree.QUIZ QUESTIONS:1.What is the big lesson surf therapy can teach us?2.How old was Cooper when he first started playing lawn bowls?3.Where in Australia are young people growing a food forest?4.What does WHO stand for?5.What is another name for a stinging tree?BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:What is a 'syntropic farm'?ANSWERS:1.A big lesson in surf therapy is resilience! That’s when we learn how to deal with challenges.2.Cooper was 10 years old.3.Dubbo.4.World Health Organisation.5.Gympie Gympie plant.BONUS TRICKY ANSWER:A ‘syntropic farm’ is when it’s a whole ecosystem you can eat, grows under a forest canopy.

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.

On today's show, we’re going to take a trip to the top of a city car park and discover an unlikely native bee sanctuary. We’re going to celebrate Harmony Day. Then we will take to the skies with an autistic pilot, before finding out about the right way to buy souvenirs. And we tour a lighthouse that makes beautiful music.QUIZ QUESTIONS:1.What types of bees are Jacob and Connor trying to attract?2.What is the name of the day Australia celebrates multiculturalism?3.Why do 'real' Indigenous souvenirs cost more than 'fake' souvenirs?4.Who did Hayden use to fly with when he was a little boy?5.How many seconds did a music note last bounding off the walls of the lighthouse?BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:What is the name of the organisation that makes the rules for pilots?ANSWERS:1.Australian native bees.2.Because they take longer to make.3.Harmony Day.4.His grandfather.5.8 seconds.BONUS TRICKY ANSWER:Civil Aviation and Safety Authority