Squiz Kids

A fun kids vs adults news quiz to test who's been paying the most attention to the week in news.

Squiz Kids is an award-winning, free daily news podcast just for kids. Give us ten minutes, and we’ll give you the world. A short podcast that gives kids the lowdown on the big news stories of the day, delivered without opinion, and with positivity and humour.‘Kid-friendly news that keeps them up to date without all the nasties’ (A Squiz Parent) This Australian podcast for kids easily fits into the daily routine - helping curious kids stay informed about the world around them.Fun. Free. Fresh. LINKSThe new Bing: https://www.bing.com/new?icid=mscom_marcom_H1a_BingAI Namibian TV report on school under trees: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4cwUx_y_So Jordan Mailata the “best story in the NFL” https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/more-sports/jordan-mailata-is-the-best-story-in-the-nfl-right-now/video/ea02d2cd47c1a146264d68ba75b527bb Wolf1069b Artist’s Impression and press release: https://www.mpia.de/news/science/2023-02-wolf1069b25 best Superbowl ads of all time: https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/news-entertainment/a35093628/best-super-bowl-commercials/Superbowl Ads 2023 (Beer ads included): https://www.foxsports.com.au/nfl/superbowl/super-bowl-ads-2023-super-bowl-lvii-advertisements-commercials-watch-videos-how-much-does-an-ad-cost-breaking-bad-serena-williams-news/news-story/4567da0c6331e5a88230406ba8a02f01 T20 World Cup: https://www.t20worldcup.com/ Dig Deeper: Bing relaunch discussed by experts: https://www.cnbc.com/video/2023/02/07/microsoft-announces-new-ai-powered-bing-homepage.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/08/technology/microsoft-bing-openai-artificial-intelligence.html Bankstown Kid: The Jordan Mailata story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCbarLIlY1s  Explore Exoplanets: https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/#SponsoredSearch For The Ultimate $5 Lunchbox  Rosie’s Recipes: Rice Paper Rolls: https://www.woolworths.com.au/shop/recipes/rice-paper-roll-lunch-boxClassroom CompanionTeachers! Want to access free, curriculum-aligned classroom resources tied to the daily podcast? Sign up to be a Squiz Kids Classroom and download the Classroom Companion each day. Made by teachers for teachers, differentiated to suit all primary school ability levels. And did we mention it’s free?NewshoundsGet started on our free media literacy resource for classroomswww.squizkids.com.au/newshoundsStay up to date with us on our Squiz Kids Instagram!  Got a birthday coming up and you want a shout-out? Complete the form on our Squiz Kids website. Link: SHOUT OUTS or / send us an email at squizkids@thesquiz.com.au 

Squiz Kids is an award-winning, free daily news podcast just for kids. Give us ten minutes, and we’ll give you the world. A short podcast that gives kids the lowdown on the big news stories of the day, delivered without opinion, and with positivity and humour.‘Kid-friendly news that keeps them up to date without all the nasties’ (A Squiz Parent) This Australian podcast for kids easily fits into the daily routine - helping curious kids stay informed about the world around them.Fun. Free. Fresh. LINKSWoody Woodpecker theme song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnpZpAPaLewWearable Japanese beanbag: https://www.wionews.com/world/chilling-the-japanese-way-this-wearable-beanbag-lets-you-unwind-anywhere-watch-559716Pest controller finds 300kg of acorns in wall cavity: Video: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/02/07/acorns-woodpeckers-california-house/LeBron James breaks all-time NBA point-scoring record: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-08/lebron-james-breaks-all-time-nba-point-scoring-record/101947200Dig Deeper: Woodpecker in action: VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVG27nbKoBMSquirrel stores 1000 walnuts under the bonnet of a truck: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/09/30/squirrel-truck-fargo-bill-fischer/The ways animals prepare for winter: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/nature/article/animals-prepare-for-winterSearch For The Ultimate $5 Lunchbox  Rosie’s Recipes: Next Level Nachos: https://www.squizkids.com.au/rosies-recipes/next-level-nachos/ #SponsoredClassroom CompanionTeachers! Want to access free, curriculum-aligned classroom resources tied to the daily podcast? Sign up to be a Squiz Kids Classroom and download the Classroom Companion each day. Made by teachers for teachers, differentiated to suit all primary school ability levels. And did we mention it’s free?NewshoundsGet started on our free media literacy resource for classroomswww.squizkids.com.au/newshoundsStay up to date with us on our Squiz Kids Instagram!  Got a birthday coming up and you want a shout-out? Complete the form on our Squiz Kids website. Link: SHOUT OUTS or / send us an email at squizkids@thesquiz.com.au 

Each week, we give the world globe a spin, and see where we land. Then we take the kids of Australia on an audio excursion to visit that country and its people. Today we're headed to a country that has the highest density of robots in the world... where, when you take a photo, everyone says "kimchi"... and where tae kwon do was invented. Can you guess? LINKS: Taekwondo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGIZTKUfcnIBibimbap recipe: https://www.recipetineats.com/bibimbap/#wprm-recipe-container-37012

Squiz Kids is an award-winning, free daily news podcast just for kids. Give us ten minutes, and we’ll give you the world. A short podcast that gives kids the lowdown on the big news stories of the day, delivered without opinion, and with positivity and humour.‘Kid-friendly news that keeps them up to date without all the nasties’ (A Squiz Parent) This Australian podcast for kids easily fits into the daily routine - helping curious kids stay informed about the world around them.Fun. Free. Fresh. LINKSHow the Turkey earthquake happened: https://www.smh.com.au/world/middle-east/why-the-turkey-earthquake-was-so-devastating-20230207-p5cihn.htmlThe Polar Sound Project: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-64514258Croc Escapee: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-05/saltwater-crocodile-escapes-at-queensland-wildlife-sanctuary/101932762Montreal’s Fake Restaurant: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-fake-restaurant-tripadvisor-1.6733629Dig Deeper: Squiz Kids Shortcut on Earthquakes + Volcanoes: https://www.squizkids.com.au/squiz-kids-shortcuts/earthquakes-and-volcanoes/Other Singing Landscapes: https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/singing-ice-is-just-the-tip-of-the-icebergInfamous Animals on the Lam: https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/animals-escapes.htm#Sponsored: Search For The Ultimate $5 Lunchbox  Rosie’s Recipes: Cool Chicken Taco cups: https://www.woolworths.com.au/shop/recipes/chicken-taco-cups-and-snacksClassroom CompanionTeachers! Want to access free, curriculum-aligned classroom resources tied to the daily podcast? Sign up to be a Squiz Kids Classroom and download the Classroom Companion each day. Made by teachers for teachers, differentiated to suit all primary school ability levels. And did we mention it’s free?NewshoundsGet started on our free media literacy resource for classroomswww.squizkids.com.au/newshoundsStay up to date with us on our Squiz Kids Instagram!  Got a birthday coming up and you want a shout-out? Complete the form on our Squiz Kids website. Link: SHOUT OUTS or / send us an email at squizkids@thesquiz.com.au 

Squiz Kids is an award-winning, free daily news podcast just for kids. Give us ten minutes, and we’ll give you the world. A short podcast that gives kids the lowdown on the big news stories of the day, delivered without opinion, and with positivity and humour.‘Kid-friendly news that keeps them up to date without all the nasties’ (A Squiz Parent) This Australian podcast for kids easily fits into the daily routine - helping curious kids stay informed about the world around them.Fun. Free. Fresh. LINKSeSafety Commission’s Safer Internet Day info: https://www.esafety.gov.au/newsroom/whats-on/safer-internet-day-2023 A crook nollie flip (slow motion): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-I83er-S28Meet Chloe Covell: https://olympics.com/en/video/meet-australian-skateboarding-prodigy-chloe-covellDig Deeper: Safer Internet Day classroom resources (middle and upper primary): https://www.esafety.gov.au/educators/classroom-resources?level%5B0%5D=5&level%5B1%5D=6&level%5B2%5D=7 eSafety’s Connect. Reflect. Protect. Poster: https://www.esafety.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-01/Poster%20A3%20-%20Simple%20ways%20you%20can%20connect%20reflect%20protect.pdf Set up parental controls on Apple devices: https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT201304 Set up parental controls on Android devices: https://support.google.com/families/answer/7103028?hl=en More about Chloe Covell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qonhEUQWftoFollow chlo_the_flo on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chlo_the_flo/?hl=enWhy you should read Charles Dickens (TedEd): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5czA_L_eOp4 Search For The Ultimate $5 Lunchbox  Rosie’s Recipes: Next Level Nachos: https://www.squizkids.com.au/rosies-recipes/next-level-nachos/ #SponsoredClassroom CompanionTeachers! Want to access free, curriculum-aligned classroom resources tied to the daily podcast? Sign up to be a Squiz Kids Classroom and download the Classroom Companion each day. Made by teachers for teachers, differentiated to suit all primary school ability levels. And did we mention it’s free?NewshoundsGet started on our free media literacy resource for classroomswww.squizkids.com.au/newshoundsStay up to date with us on our Squiz Kids Instagram!  Got a birthday coming up and you want a shout-out? Complete the form on our Squiz Kids website. Link: SHOUT OUTS or / send us an email at squizkids@thesquiz.com.au 

Up to one in ten Aussie kids has one... so did Albert Einstein... and they can make school really hard. This is your Squiz Kids Shortcut to learning disabilities—the podcast where we dive into the who, what, when, where, why and how of the big news stories.LINKS:Thank You, Mr Falker: read aloud https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abN2aP_Dzd0 

Squiz Kids is an award-winning, free daily news podcast just for kids. Give us ten minutes, and we’ll give you the world. A short podcast that gives kids the lowdown on the big news stories of the day, delivered without opinion, and with positivity and humour.‘Kid-friendly news that keeps them up to date without all the nasties’ (A Squiz Parent) This Australian podcast for kids easily fits into the daily routine - helping curious kids stay informed about the world around them.Fun. Free. Fresh. LINKSPadayappa the friendly elephant: Photos: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-64480308Scorchers win the BBL final: Video: https://twitter.com/FoxCricket/status/1621841431794163712Bobi - the world’s oldest dog: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64507336LINKS TO DIG DEEPER: Fighter jet shoots down Chinese balloon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7_K26Eg1UIHow China became a superpower: via Sky News: https://youtu.be/8aJ-ytBZC4UVideo of Padayappa the elephant: https://youtu.be/xTFoLcnFsQsVideo of Bobi, the world’s oldest dog: https://youtu.be/SIwcB56x2Search For The Ultimate $5 Lunchbox  Rosie’s Recipes: Next Level Nachos: https://www.squizkids.com.au/rosies-recipes/next-level-nachos/ #SponsoredClassroom CompanionTeachers! Want to access free, curriculum-aligned classroom resources tied to the daily podcast? Sign up to be a Squiz Kids Classroom and download the Classroom Companion each day. Made by teachers for teachers, differentiated to suit all primary school ability levels. And did we mention it’s free?NewshoundsGet started on our free media literacy resource for classroomswww.squizkids.com.au/newshoundsStay up to date with us on our Squiz Kids Instagram!  Got a birthday coming up and you want a shout-out? Complete the form on our Squiz Kids website. Link: SHOUT OUTS or / send us an email at squizkids@thesquiz.com.au 

A fun kids vs adults news quiz to test who's been paying the most attention to the week in news.

Squiz Kids is an award-winning, free daily news podcast just for kids. Give us ten minutes, and we’ll give you the world. A short podcast that gives kids the lowdown on the big news stories of the day, delivered without opinion, and with positivity and humour.‘Kid-friendly news that keeps them up to date without all the nasties’ (A Squiz Parent) This Australian podcast for kids easily fits into the daily routine - helping curious kids stay informed about the world around them.Fun. Free. Fresh. LINKSThe current $5 banknote: https://banknotes.rba.gov.au/australias-banknotes/banknotes-in-circulation/five-dollar/ Heatwave Do’s and Don’t’s: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-02/queensland-heatwave-hot-weather-heatstroke-safety-health/101917120 BBC video of the Pope’s mass: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-64482031Congolese choir rehearsals: https://www.youtube.com/@choralehosannasiloe Pictures of the Bremer Canyon orcas: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-30/hundreds-of-orcas-return-to-south-coast-hotspot/101897876 Hercules statue after a cleanup: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/hercules-statue-discovery-roman-sewer-2249303 American Pie by Don Mclean: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngDJIjbAvz4 LINKS TO DIG DEEPER: All about Australian banknotes: https://banknotes.rba.gov.au/australias-banknotes/ Reserve Bank statement on $5 note: https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2023/mr-23-02.html Learn more about orcas: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/orca TedEd on Hercules (suitable for older kids): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIIjhAuC76g Hercules in Rick Riordan books: https://riordan.fandom.com/wiki/Hercules Search For The Ultimate $5 Lunchbox  Write to us at squizkids@thesquiz.com.au and let us know what three things you’d put in your ultimate lunch box … we’ll read out the best ones on the podcast. #sponsored Classroom CompanionTeachers! Want to access free, curriculum-aligned classroom resources tied to the daily podcast? Sign up to be a Squiz Kids Classroom and download the Classroom Companion each day. Made by teachers for teachers, differentiated to suit all primary school ability levels. And did we mention it’s free?NewshoundsGet started on our free media literacy resource for classroomswww.squizkids.com.au/newshoundsStay up to date with us on our Squiz Kids Instagram!  Got a birthday coming up and you want a shout-out? Complete the form on our Squiz Kids website. Link: SHOUT OUTS or / send us an email at squizkids@thesquiz.com.au