Questions for discussion

Olympic doping 1. Describe the controversy around Chinese swimmer Ye Shiwan’s performance

at the London Olympics. 2. Have any Chinese athletes tested positive to performance enhancing drugs at

these Olympics? 3. What do steroids do? 4. Has drug use in sport always been banned? Explain your answer. 5. What did the winner of the 1904 marathon use? 6. In which decade did they start testing for performance enhancing drugs? 7. Who will be tested at the London Olympics? 8. Why do athletes need to be careful about what they consume in the lead up

to the Games? 9. What did the Chinese Olympic team avoid eating and why? 10. Why do some athletes take drugs to improve their performance?

`Should drug cheats be banned from sport for life?’ Vote in the BtN online poll

http://www.abc.net.au/btn/

Media intrusion 1. Discuss the main issues raised in the Media Intrusion story with another

student. 2. In your own words, describe the job of a news journalist. 3. When might families want their story to appear in the news? 4. What happened to Molly Lord? 5. How did Molly’s family feel about the media coverage of their daughter’s

death? 6. What is the Lord family campaigning for? 7. How did members of the media defend their actions? 8. Do you think the media should be prevented from intruding on grieving

families? Explain your answer. 9. What sorts of events do you think should not be covered in the news? Why? 10. What do you understand more clearly since watching the BtN story?

Post a message on the Behind the News Guestbook http://www.abc.net.au/btn/

Korean gamers

1. What was the main point of the Korean Gamers story? 2. Give some reasons why people play computer games. 3. How much do the best gamers in Korea get paid? 4. Describe Lim Yo-Hwan’s success in gaming.

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5. About how many hours a day does Lim practice? 6. What are the game cafes in Korea called? 7. How many people in South Korea have a gaming addiction? 8. What health problems can gaming cause? 9. What treatment are some children getting for gaming addiction? 10. Why is it sometimes difficult to stop playing computer games?

What are some solutions to the gaming problems in Korea?

I am Eleven

1. In your own words, describe what the film I am Eleven is about. 2. What do the kids in the film like about being 11 years old? 3. Why did Genevieve want to make a film about 11 year olds? 4. The filmmaker went to ______ different countries to film children. 5. Name three of the countries she went to. 6. What did Genevieve discover while making the film? 7. What big ideas or questions did the kids in the film have? 8. What were some of their concerns? 9. What was surprising about this story? 10. Complete one of the following sentences:

When I turn eleven, I hope to…

What I like about being eleven is…

When I was eleven…

What would you like to ask the filmmaker Genevieve Bailey? The questions could be about the filmmaking process or the children in the film.

Race Walking

1. Briefly summarise the BtN Race walking story. 2. In your own words, describe the sport of race walking. 3. Why did Alix choose the sport of race walking? 4. What are the rules of the sport? 5. How many warnings do race walkers get before they are disqualified? 6. How often does Alix train? 7. Why are strength and flexibility important in race walking? 8. Which competition is Alix hoping to compete in? 9. What do you now know about the sport of race walking since watching the

BtN story? 10. Create a word search, crossword or quiz about race walking.

Test your knowledge in the Race Walking quiz. Go to the BtN website and follow the links?

Sport doping

Focus Questions

1. Describe the controversy around Chinese swimmer Ye Shiwan’s performance at the London Olympics.

2. Have any Chinese athletes tested positive to performance enhancing drugs at these Olympics?

3. What do steroids do? 4. Has drug use in sport always been banned? Explain your answer. 5. What did the winner of the 1904 marathon use? 6. In which decade did they start testing for performance enhancing drugs? 7. Who will be tested at the London Olympics? 8. Why do athletes need to be careful about what they consume in the lead up

to the Games? 9. What did the Chinese Olympic team avoid eating and why? 10. Why do some athletes take drugs to improve their performance?

Sport doping

What’s your opinion about drug use in sport? Hold a class discussion to find out what students thoughts and opinions are about athletes and sportspeople using performance enhancing drugs. Record their responses.

Ask students to find the answers to the following questions:

What is a performance enhancing drug?

Why do some athletes take performance enhancing drugs?

Find two examples of a banned substance. How does the drug help the athlete’s performance?

How are athletes and sportspeople drug tested?

What are the consequences for taking drugs?

What do you think the consequences should be?

What other ways do athletes and sportspeople improve or enhance their performance (equipment, diet, special training - eg altitude training).

Do you think it’s possible to stop athletes taking performance enhancing drugs?

Students can present their responses to the questions in one of the following ways: Brochure using Publisher

Speech/oral presentation

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Learning Area

Health and Physical Education

Key learning

Students will learn about what performance enhancing drugs are and why some athletes take them.

Short film using Movie Maker or Photo Story Or create an online poster promoting drug free sport using Glogster http://www.glogster.com/

Hold another class discussion to find out whether students have changed their opinion about athletes using performance enhancing drugs.

Related Research Links

Behind the News – Olympic Science

http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s2321518.htm

ABC Lateline – Chinese swimmer accused of doped performance

http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2012/s3557837.htm

CBBC Newsround – Drugs in sport

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/find_out/guides/sport/drugs_in_sport/newsi

d_2383000/2383223.stm

Australian Sports and Anti-Doping Authority

http://www.asada.gov.au/index.html

I am Eleven Focus Questions

1. In your own words, describe what the film I am Eleven is about. 2. What do the kids in the film like about being 11 years-old? 3. Why did Genevieve want to make a film about 11 year-olds? 4. The filmmaker went to ________ different countries to film children. 5. Name three of the countries she went to. 6. What did Genevieve discover while making the film? 7. What big ideas or questions did the kids in the film have? 8. What were some of their concerns? 9. What was surprising about this story? 10. Complete one of the following sentences:

When I turn eleven, I hope to…

What I like about being eleven is…

When I was eleven…

I am Eleven

Students will need access to the I am Eleven website http://iameleven.com/ to

complete some of the questions in this activity.

Finish one of the following sentences:

When I turn eleven, I hope to…

What I like about being eleven is…

When I was eleven…

Go to the `about’ section of the I am Eleven website.

Give a short explanation about why the filmmaker Genevieve Bailey

decided to make a film about 11 year-olds.

Why does Genevieve think eleven an important age?

Find out three facts about Genevieve.

Who else worked on the film and what was their role?

How many awards has I am Eleven won?

Go to `the children’ section of the website and choose two of the children

featured. What do the photos or video tell you about the children?

In the comments section of the website, choose some words or phrases

that people have used to describe I am Eleven.

What would you like to ask the filmmaker Genevieve Bailey? The

questions could be about the filmmaking process or the children in the

film.

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Learning Area

Society and Environment, English

Key learning

Students will explore in more detail the documentary I am Eleven.

Interview at least three adults about what they remember or liked about

being 11 years-old. Share your responses with other students in the class.

How different or similar were their experiences to yours?

Attention eleven year-olds!

Genevieve Bailey is looking for more eleven year-olds to share their stories. Go to

http://iameleven.com/ and contact Genevieve to find out more.

Related Research Links

I am Eleven

http://iameleven.com/

Genevieve Bailey

http://www.genbailey.com/

BtN: Episode 21 Transcript

7/8/12

On this week's Behind the News

The media is criticised for intruding on a family’s grief so when

should the news be off limits?

We check out a country that makes superstars out of their best

video game players.

And a documentary goes around the world to find out what it's

like being eleven.

Hi I'm Nathan Bazley, welcome to Behind the News.

Also on the show, Tash puts her best foot forward as she checks out

the sport of race walking.

But first today:

Sport Doping

Reporter: Nathan Bazley

INTRO: One of the most memorable wins of the Olympics so far

came from 16 year old Chinese swimmer Ye Shiwen. Not only did she

win gold but she smashed the world record. But some commentators

thought it was too good and hinted that she may have taken

performance enhancing drugs. It seems a bit unfair because there's

no proof at all. But it got people talking again about the use of drugs

in sport. Here's Sarah.

SARAH LARSEN, REPORTER: Imagine you're an Olympian. You've

trained for years to get here. You're as fit as you can be. You're ready

to take on the world! And you do it! You smash the record and win a

gold medal for your country. But then you're faced with this.

KIDS: Did you cheat? Have you taken drugs? How did you swim so

fast without doping?

They're the sorts of questions some were asking when Ye Shiwen

smashed the world record in the 400 metre individual medley. No

Chinese athlete has tested positive to performance enhancing drugs at

London and many people have defended the 16-year-old.

OLYMPIC SPECTATOR: I think it’s quite unfair because she tried

quite hard to get the gold. I think that think you put the effort in you

deserve it.

IAN THORPE: At a young age it is possible to break your time your

best time by five or six seconds.

The Chinese swim team has been in trouble in the past. Back in the

90s eleven swimmers were disqualified from the Asian games because

they were caught using steroids; drugs which help muscles grow.

And it's not just China. High profile athletes from around the world

have lost their medals because they've been caught using drugs or

other substances to boost their performance.

MARION JONES, US RUNNER: I want you to know I have been

dishonest

So why would any athlete take the risk? Well, believe it or not, drugs

in sport weren't always seen as a problem. In the old days Olympians

openly used all sorts of things to give themselves an edge, some of

them more effective than others. The winner of the 1904 marathon

used alcohol and a chemical used in rat poison during the race!

But as the drugs got more effective it became unfair for the athletes

who weren't taking them and in the 60s athletes were tested for the

first time. Fast forward to 2012 and drug testing is a serious science.

This year more than a hundred scientists will test half of the

Olympians and all of the medal winners. It's a complicated business

because new ways of cheating are being developed all the time.

Every year the list of banned substances is updated and scientists

find new ways to test for them. And they say athletes who break the

rules this year are more likely than ever to get caught.

REPORTER: Athletes have to be really careful in the lead up to the

games. Some common medicines that you take for colds and flu have

banned drugs in them. So can food supplements. And in some places

even meat can get you into trouble.

The Chinese Olympic team avoided meat altogether in the lead up to

the games because there were warnings local meat could contain a

chemical that's on the banned list.

For most athletes there's only one way to boost performance, and

that's hard work. And many say it's sad that a great performance

could make people suspicious. Sports are unpredictable and

sometimes athletes can amaze us and that's what the Olympics is all

about.

Online Poll

OK the issue of doping in sport is an interesting one, let's make it our

poll.

The question is:

Should drug cheats be banned from sport for life?

To vote just head to our website.

Last week we asked you if you thought the U.S should have stricter

rules on gun ownership.

74 per cent said yes they should. 26 per cent said no. Thanks for

voting.

Let's see what else is making the news this week. Here's Tash with the

Wire.

The Wire

There's been another mass shooting in America over the weekend.

The gunman walked into a Sikh temple in the state of Wisconsin and

opened fire. At least seven people died including the gunman who was

shot by a police officer. Sikhism is a religion that's mostly practiced in

India.

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After years of planning NASA has finally landed the rover 'curiosity'

on Mars. Touchdown involved dangling the car-sized rover out of a

rocket until it hit the surface. It'll spend the next 2 years probing a

four and a half thousand metre high mountain searching for signs of

life.

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And in Japan, these smart phones might not look all that special but

they do have a skill normal phones don't. They can detect radiation.

They've been developed to help Japanese people to measure their

exposure to radiation after the Fukushima nuclear meltdown. Makers

say they're an important tool but critics say they're just cashing in.

Media Intrusion

Reporter: Nathan Bazley

A few weeks ago a 13 year old girl was killed in a quad bike accident.

It was a horrible moment for her family that was made worse by the

media coverage that followed. Helicopters flew overhead recording

vision and reporters drove onto the property to get photos. Is it fair

for them to be going to that length to tell the story or do the family

have the right to grieve in private?

NATHAN BAZLEY, REPORTER: When a big accident or emergency

happens, news crews will always be there. Their job is to tell the story

of what happened, which often means filming some pretty horrible

scenes and some very sad people.

But what happens, when the media want to show something that

grieving families don't want to share? Despite being very hard,

sometimes families may want their story to appear on the news. This

happened recently, when the family of 18-year-old punching victim

Tom Kelly appeared on the ABC soon after his death.

His sister wanted to say something to honor the loved one she'd just

lost.

MADELEINE KELLY: Thomas will always be our older brother. We'll

never - I'll never take his place of anything.

His dad wanted to stop the person responsible.

RALPH KELLY: Somebody out there must know them and that they

would actually come forward and put his name forward to the police.

Because we can't have people like this in our society walking around

aimlessly punching people.

In this situation, the family felt some good might come out of the

story. And in the case of the Kelly's, Tom's killer was dobbed in to

police soon after their interview went to air.

But what should happen when a family doesn't want to let the media

in? What should happen when they want the media out?

NATHAN: Imagine you've just lost a loved one. You're upset,

confused and really sad. Then lots of these appear, filming the

horrible scene and asking how you're feeling. How are you feeling?

Probably not like talking about it on camera. And neither did the Lord

family.

This is Molly Lord, a teenage girl who died riding a quad bike on her

family's farm. Many news organisations covered the story that day.

Later, her Dad wrote this about it the experience:

PETER LORD: Unfortunately for my family and me and for our many

friends, it was impossible to avoid the coverage of the horrendous

scenes portrayed in these news reports. To say that the viewing of

such images has added to our grief is an understatement.

Molly's mum wrote about the experience on a TV station's Facebook

page too. They were not happy that their grief was shown to the

world, when they had made it clear they didn't want it to be. Now,

they're campaigning to have laws brought in to protect others in their

situation.

PETER LORD: The government should implement a "Molly's Law" to

prevent the media from intruding on the most private and grief-

stricken moments that any family could ever experience.

Members of the media involved in the story say they were trying to

help, by warning people of the dangers of quad bikes. And they

believe they handled the situation within their guidelines. But where

should the line be drawn, between reporters trying to do their jobs

and families trying to grieve?

News organisations always say the public have a right to know. But

how much do you think they have a right to see? And to hear?

Presenter: You can let us know what you think about that issue by

leaving your comments on the BtN website.

Korean Games

Reporter: Nathan Bazley

INTRO: Now can you imagine a world where computer games are a

national sport. A world where the best players get paid loads of

money and end up being rich and famous. It doesn't sound real, does

it! Well in one country, it is. Let's check it out.

NATHAN BAZLEY, REPORTER: It's got commentators, cameras,

huge ratings and most importantly, star players.

This is South Korea's version of Friday night footy. Athletic pursuits

don't mean a lot here. Cyber pursuits do. South Korea is a world

leader in gaming and this is one of their biggest tournaments.

Here, elite teams of gamers go head to head live on TV. It's fast, loud

and intense and the top competitors are hailed national heroes. The

best earn hundreds of thousands of dollars a year to play games! Not

a bad day job!

This young guy is South Korea's number one gamer, Lim Yo-hwan.

Lim has appeared in heaps of TV ads and even has DVD's out of his

most famous battles. His fan club boasts more than 1 million

members and he's dating a Korean movie star. But gaming isn't all fun

and games. Lim and his team practice long and hard for up to 13

hours a day to achieve success.

But they're not the only ones spending long hours in front of the

screen. This is the other side of Korea's gaming love. Scattered across

the city are game cafes, known as PC bangs. And inside, obsessed

gamers play day and night. This man says he's been playing for 2 days

straight.

GAMER: Frankly speaking, I think I'm an addict too. But I cannot

quit.

He's not alone in this country. More than 2 million gamers here, a

quarter of the young population, don't know when to put down the

mouse. Doctors say a long stint can put gamers at risk of back

problems and blood clots. It can get so bad that some people have

died after days or even a week straight in front of a screen.

In an effort to stop these addictions before they get to that point,

parents bring their kids to places like this. According to the doctors

here, special brain treatments like this are needed to stimulate the

parts of the brain not used during gaming.

This 11 year old kid is undergoing testing by these doctors to see how

his obsessive playing may be affecting his brain function. Of course,

for many of the kids addicted, the thought that keeps them playing is

that one day, they might end up like their heroes that they see on TV.

But for the vast majority, this dream will never become reality. And

their favourite past time, computer gaming, will stay as just that - a

way to pass time. And a lot of it.

Quiz 1

OK, let's have a quiz.

The question is: What is the capital of South Korea?

Pyongyang

Hanoi

Seoul

Answer: Seoul

Pyongyang is the capital of North Korea and Hanoi is the capital of

Vietnam.

I am Eleven

Reporter: Sarah Larsen

INTRO: Now, what's it like being eleven? Well, a Melbourne

filmmaker reckons it's about the best age that you can be and she's

made a film that's all about being eleven. She's talked to kids all

around the world and Sarah found out what some of them had to

say.

SARAH LARSEN, REPORTER: Eleven. It's that age where you're not

that little any more but not that big either. When you can still enjoy

being a kid and life is full of possibilities.

KID (FILM EXCERPT): I like being eleven a lot it's like that point

between being a kid and being a teenager

KID (FILM EXCERPT): I was excited to turn eleven because I'm one

twice I always say to my dad I'm one twice. It's my favourite number

So what's it like being an eleven year old in India? Or Morocco? Or

France? That's what film maker Genevieve wanted to find out when

she made the documentary I Am Eleven.

GENEVIEVE, FILM MAKER: I decided to make I am eleven because I

wanted to make a film that was positive and optimistic and I wanted

to explore the world for the first time through the eyes of eleven year

olds because I look back to my favourite age in life and I think us

adults can learn a lot from even year old kids.

Genevieve went to fifteen different countries and met kids like Jack

who lived with his family on an elephant sanctuary.

KID (FILM EXCERPT): I was born In Thailand, Bangkok, and some

of my hobbies are playing the computer, riding elephants, that sort of

thing. Elephants have this weird ability: how an elephant can change

the chemicals in your brain like if you had a headache all you have to

do is hold your head against an elephant and your headache will go

away.

While the eleven year olds lived very different lifestyles there were

also lots of similarities like school and friends and family.

KID (FILM EXCERPT): Can I have a hug?

Not that all families are the same.

KID (FILM EXCERPT): This is my dad and he's been with me ever

since I was born.

KID (FILM EXCERPT): This is my sister this is my sister this is my

sister.

These kids live in an orphanage in India. They say their family is each

other.

KID (FILM EXCERPT): What I discovered was that it didn't matter

where you're living in the world as long as you have people around

you that love you, life can be pretty fun.

Genevieve also found that eleven- year-olds have big ideas and big

questions.

KID (FILM EXCERPT): Why are we here? I mean why are we right

here, on Earth?

They shared some of their worries.

KID (FILM EXCERPT): What I don't like is bullying. There are no

bullies at my school but sometimes I get bullied. I try to stand up for

myself but sometimes that's not good enough.

There was a lot of racism at my school which I didn't like very much I

lot of people called be racist things because of my race and the colour

of my skin

KID (FILM EXCERPT): To know that there are still people who

differentiate against other humans depending on race that's

completely absurd.

And their hopes for the future.

KID (FILM EXCERPT): I'm like going to meet some guy in college

and he's going to say Oh my God I love your hair, and I'm going to say

Oh my god I love your shoes and he's going to say you are so beautiful

and I'm going to say you're so hot.

She says travelling the world and meeting so many kids was pretty

inspiring.

GENEVIEVE: They all had a sense of courage and sense of optimism

and they were all very keen to share what they thought about the

world.

And she still reckons that eleven is a pretty special age to be.

Presenter: And the film-maker is looking for more eleven year olds to

share their stories on a website she's created. There's a link to that on

our website and she says she'd love to hear from you guys.

OK, let's move onto the sports news now. Here's James with the

Score.

The Score

The title of the fastest man on earth has once again gone to Jamaican

sprinter Usain Bolt after he won the hundred metre sprint in London.

He's the second man in history to win back to back Olympic titles and

at the same time he managed to smash an Olympic record too. Silver

went to Bolt's teammate Yohan Blake and Justin Gaitlin of the USA

came third.

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Meanwhile the president of Australia's Olympic Committee, John

Coates has blamed the government for our low Olympic gold medal

tally.

"Perhaps the area that needs a lot of attention and if not funding,

government attention in terms of policy, is getting sport back on to

school curriculum."

He says sport in school should be made compulsory because that's

what Great Britain did and they're sitting at third place on the medal

table.

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Finally back home to the AFL and Port Adelaide is looking for a new

coach after losing to newcomers Greater Western Sydney. Matthew

Primus has been told he won't have a position with the Power next

year after the loss which he described as the most embarrassing in the

club's history. Primus coached Port to 13 wins from 47 games.

Presenter: We're going to have a story next about the sport of race

walking. But first let's have a quiz.

Quiz 2

The question is:

Which word means to walk?

Vacillate

Ambulate

Gesticulate

Answer: Ambulate

Ambulate comes from the Latin word ambulare which means to walk

or move about.

Race Walking

Reporter: Natasha Thiele

INTRO: Now you might think the idea of walking as a sport would

be pretty easy. It's something we can all do right? Well race walking

is a bit different to the walking you or I might do. Tash checks it out.

NATASHA THIELE, REPORTER: Is this what you were expecting

race walking to look like? Some people might think it looks a little

funny. But race walking is a physcially-demanding sport that involves

a special technique!

When we're little, we learn how to walk. Eventually it becomes so

natural, we don't even have to think about it. But if you're a race

walker like Alix, you almost need to retrain your body into walking a

certain way.

ALIX: It's pretty hard when you first start off, but after a few weeks it

gets pretty natural.

Alix took up the sport three years ago and he's represented South

Australia at a heap of events.

REPORTER: So Alix, why did you choose race walking over other

sports?

ALIX: Well I find it pretty fun and unique to do, it's pretty different.

REPORTER: What are the main rules I need to know?

ALIX AND REPORTER: Well the first one is, one foot needs to be on

the ground at all times like this. And the second rule is when your foot

touches the ground, it has be straightened until it's about to this spot

here.

REPORTER: And do we do anything with our arms or with our head?

ALIX: Yeah, you try and keep your arms about this kind of angle and

you just keep doing that and your head should be up about here.

REPORTER: Okay that's pretty much it, cool. Okay, so swing those

hips, move those arms. And what's the deal with wiggling your bum?

ALIX: If you didn't wiggle your bum, basically it would look pretty

weird and it would be a bit like this.

REPORTER: Ha! A bit robotic!

When it comes to competition, judging is pretty strict. Judges watch

the athletes at different points of a race to make sure their technique

is precise. They're only allowed three warnings before they're

disqualified. During a race, athletes can reach speeds of up to 15 kays

an hour. But it all depends on the length of your stride and how

quickly you take the steps.

Like all sports, to get to the top you've got to train hard!

ALIX: Well I train Mondays and Thursdays and on the weekends and

I do a race on the weekend too.

Although most sessions are made up of lots of walking, there's a focus

on other parts of the body too. Athletes work on strength and

flexibility, targeting the muscles they use in walking.

ALIX: At the moment I'm working on my hamstrings and my leg

strength.

Alix is hoping to one day compete at the Olympics. So it might not be

too long before we see the young athlete make it to the world stage!

Closer

Great stuff! Last week we ran a story about kids showing off their

prize cattle. Lots of you sent in your photos. So we'll leave you with

some of them. See you next week!