Squiz Kids

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. 

LINKS

Squiz Kids Book Club:

https://www.squizkids.com.au/book_club/

Squiz Kids is hiring! See the job ad here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V0nwnzUjumm-sEwmKOyo_hc5Q3Krtra1oTxgZxEEjr4/edit

Today’s Quick Links: 

ADHD overview for kids

https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/adhdkid.html 

El Niño and La Niña explained

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzat16LMtQk&t=16s 

A $240,000 rock:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-65095925 

How to catch a criminal with DNA and gel electrophoresis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLUhT_JvFHc

Dig Deeper:

ADHD Australia: Resources and Support

https://www.adhdaustralia.org.au/resources/

Understanding ADHD: Information for parents

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/adhd/Pages/Understanding-ADHD.aspx 

What is DNA?

https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/word-dna.html 

History and construction of the Eiffel Tower

https://www.toureiffel.paris/en/the-monument/history 

Original Sources: 

Parent and Carer experiences of ADHD in Australian schools: Critical Gap report

https://parentsforadhdadvocacy.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ADHD-Final-Survey-Interactive-PDF.pdf 

BOM’s long-range forecast:

https://media.bom.gov.au/releases/1156/a-dry-autumn-forecast-for-most-of-australia/ 

Classroom Companion

Teachers! 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?

Newshounds

Get started on our free media literacy resource for classrooms

www.squizkids.com.au/newshounds

Stay 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 [email protected]

Junior Book — Little Lunch: The Monkey Bars by Danny Katz, illustrated by Mitch Vane

Middle Grades Book — Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good by Louie Stowell

Clara's favourite books: 

Sisters by Raina Telgemeier

Phoebe and Her Unicorn series by Dana Simpson

Maeve's Crew Review:

Wings of Fire graphic novels by Tui T Sutherland, art by Mike Holmes

Books Amanda mentioned: 

Mysterious Benedict Society series, by Trenton Lee Stewart

Want to join Catch's crew of reviewers? Apply here!

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. 

LINKS

Squiz Kids is hiring! See the job ad here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V0nwnzUjumm-sEwmKOyo_hc5Q3Krtra1oTxgZxEEjr4/edit

Today’s Quick Links: 

Australia's population surge: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/australia-will-experience-biggest-twoyear-population-surge-in-its-history-with-an-extra-650000-migrants-this-financial-year/news-story/fceff5a7690273c264db601230b5af79

Girls On Track program: https://www.fia.com/thegirlsontrack

Formula equal: https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/28/motorsport/formula-equal-f1-motorsport-spt-intl/index.html

First look: New emojis: https://blog.emojipedia.org/first-look-new-emojis-in-ios-16-4/

Giant meatball of extinct mammoth unveiled in The Netherlands: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/giant-meatball-extinct-mammoth-unveiled-netherlands-2023-03-28/

Vincent van Gogh: https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/art-and-stories/art/vincent-van-gogh

The story of IKEA founder, Ingvar Kamprad: https://about.ikea.com/en/about-us/history-of-ikea/from-child-entrepreneur-to-ikea-founder

Dig Deeper:

Australia’s historical population: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/historical-population/latest-release

2021-22 Budget: Australia’s Future Population: https://population.gov.au/research/research-australias-future-population

Meatball from long-extinct mammoth created by food firm: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/28/meatball-mammoth-created-cultivated-meat-firm

How to extract DNA from anything living: https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/labs/extraction/howto/

Classroom Companion

Teachers! 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?

Newshounds

Get started on our free media literacy resource for classrooms

www.squizkids.com.au/newshounds

Stay 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 [email protected]

This week, in ‘Money + Me’, our special financial literacy series for kids, Biz-E the Bee, starts to save in her quest to own a mobile phone, learning all things money, budgeting, and goal setting. Join Biz-E, Bryce and Amanda as we learn some really important money management life skills including the importance of charity.

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.

LINKS:

Kruger National Park adventure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYc36RX-jZc

Three sample Kruger Tales: http://krugertales.co.za/

Melktert recipe: https://www.africanbites.com/milk-tart/

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. 

LINKS

Squiz Kids is hiring! See the job ad here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V0nwnzUjumm-sEwmKOyo_hc5Q3Krtra1oTxgZxEEjr4/edit

Today’s Quick Links: 

Indigenous map of Australia: on which traditional lands does your school sit? https://aiatsis.gov.au/explore/map-indigenous-australia

Indigenous meanings of Australian town names: https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/indigenous-meanings-of-australian-town-names/ttvhkw3sf

Super Maori-o ice sculpture: https://mymodernmet.com/mario-snow-sculpture/?utm_source=convertkit&utm_campaign=daily-digest&utm_content=link&utm_term=03222023&utm_medium=email

Mr Pickles and kids: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cp2nEZPj2w5/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

https://www.houstonzoo.org/blog/oh-sweet-baby-pickles/

Newshounds: fake images of Trump: https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/trump-arrested-putin-jailed-fake-ai-images-flood-the-internet-increasing-cynicism-level-20230324-p5cuup.html?btis=

Dig Deeper:

Aboriginal placenames: Naming and re-naming the Australian landscape: https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt24h9tz

This place already has a name - Yolŋu place names:https://press-files.anu.edu.au/downloads/press/p17331/pdf/ch173.pdf

How to carve an amazing snow sculpture: https://scoutlife.org/features/34081/amazing-snow-sculpture-photos/

AIs could help protect against fraud and misinformation: https://theconversation.com/watermarking-chatgpt-dall-e-and-other-generative-ais-could-help-protect-against-fraud-and-misinformation-202293

Classroom Companion

Teachers! 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?

Newshounds

Get started on our free media literacy resource for classrooms

www.squizkids.com.au/newshounds

Stay 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 [email protected]

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. 

LINKS

Squiz Kids is hiring! See the job ad here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V0nwnzUjumm-sEwmKOyo_hc5Q3Krtra1oTxgZxEEjr4/edit

Today’s Quick Links: 

A unique collaboration using a virtual Earth-sized telescope shows how science is changing in the 21st century: https://theconversation.com/a-unique-collaboration-using-a-virtual-earth-sized-telescope-shows-how-science-is-changing-in-the-21st-century-201556

New Australian species: https://www.smh.com.au/national/hairdressing-crabs-vicious-wasps-and-gruesome-plants-among-600-new-species-20230319-p5ctc0.html 

Dig Deeper:

A guide to climate change for kids:

https://climatekids.nasa.gov/kids-guide-to-climate-change/ 

Australia’s new emissions target submission: https://www.dcceew.gov.au/about/news/australia-submits-new-emissions-target-to-unfccc 

Next Generation telescope site: https://www.ngeht.org/about 

What is a quasar?: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/definition-what-is-a-quasar/

Zooming in on the black hole at the centre of our galaxy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zml0dZCjaFw

What instruments do astronomers use to find black holes?: https://www.stsci.edu/~marel/black_holes/encyc_mod1_observatories.html

The Australian Biological Resources Study: https://www.dcceew.gov.au/science-research/abrs 

Original sources:

Next Generation telescope publication on new sites for telescopes: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2102.05482.pdf  

Classroom Companion

Teachers! 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?

Newshounds

Get started on our free media literacy resource for classrooms

www.squizkids.com.au/newshounds

Stay 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 [email protected]

Squiz Kids Shortcuts give you and your primary-aged kids the who, what, when, where, why, and how of the big news stories.

LINKS:

What it's like to be overwhelmed by your environment: https://vimeo.com/52193530

Temple Grandin on her brain as a search engine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ifsh6sojAvg&t=86s

How to be a good friend to someone with autism: https://www.milestones.org/get-started/for-community-at-large/interacting-with-autistic-people

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. 

LINKS

Squiz Kids is hiring! See the job ad here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V0nwnzUjumm-sEwmKOyo_hc5Q3Krtra1oTxgZxEEjr4/edit

Today’s Quick Links: 

Squiz Kids: Sensational World of Civics: https://www.squizkids.com.au/civics/

Here are the winners and losers from Labor’s NSW election victory: https://www.afr.com/politics/here-are-the-winners-and-losers-from-labor-s-nsw-election-victory-20230326-p5cvcw

Drone footage from Mississippi tornado: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-65077137

What causes tornados: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-65077139

Terran1 First Launch: https://www.relativityspace.com/

Sero the adventurous zebra: https://twitter.com/hyunsuinseoul/status/1638820623752527872

Theatre activities for kids for World Theatre Day: https://lifestyle.howstuffworks.com/crafts/seasonal/theatre-activities-for-kids.htm

Dig Deeper:

Please excuse me, is there a place for politeness in Australian politics?:https://theconversation.com/please-excuse-me-is-there-a-place-for-politeness-in-australian-politics-177437

Tornado in a bottle experiment: https://www.smallstepforstem.com/tornado-in-a-bottle-create-a-vortex-to-talk-about-extreme-weather/

How tornadoes work: https://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/climate-weather/storms/tornado.htm

The genius of 3-D printed rockets:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz165f1g8-E

Classroom Companion

Teachers! 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?

Newshounds

Get started on our free media literacy resource for classrooms

www.squizkids.com.au/newshounds

Stay 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 [email protected]

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. 

LINKS

Your Shortcut to Islam: https://www.squizkids.com.au/squiz-kids-shortcuts/islam/

Happy the Holstein calf: https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2023-03-16/happy-holstein-calf-born-west-gippsland-smiling-face-markings/102104040