Table of contents for April 2021 in K-Zone

GET INTO 1st April Fool’s Day 2nd Children’s Book Day 3rd Find a Rainbow Day 3rd World Party Day 7th No Housework Day 9th Name Yourself Day 12th Walk On Your Wild Side Day 14th Look Up At The Sky Day 15th World Art Day 16th Save The Elephant Day 17th Bat Appreciation Day 18th International Juggler’s Day 20th Look Alike Day 23rd Take a Chance Day 25th World Penguin Day 26th Hug An Australian Day 29th International Dance Day SCHOOL 1st Last day of school in ACT, NSW, Qld, Vic, WA 9th Last day of school in NT, SA 19th Back to school in ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, Vic, WA 21st Back to school in Tas 26th Public holiday in ACT, NT, SA, Qld, WA 27th Back to school…

Congrats to this month’s ScreenSpace artists! You’ve scored a copy of Brickman’s Family Challenge Book! We Want YOU! Have you made something AMAZING on your computer, console, tablet or phone? To be in ScreenSpace, visit www.kzone.com.au and click on ‘Be in K-Zone’! Go to ‘ScreenSpace’ to submit your epic gaming screenshot, coding creation and digital artwork. Remember K-Zoners, it’s all about protecting your identity. Be a safe gamer and don’t talk to anyone online who you don’t know for real.…

1 You insist on sitting at the head of the table at dinner. 2 When you’re in a bad mood, you tell your friends and fam that you’re doing a heel turn. 3 Your fave WWE Superstar’s entrance song is your morning alarm to get you hyped to start the day. 4 You have an entrance song that you make your younger sibling play when you enter a room. 5 When you want to hang out with your best mate, you refer to it as tag team. 6 You think Randy Orton is more dangerous than the viper snake. 7 Your usernames and game characters are inspired by WWE Superstars. 8 During a countdown, you always chime in at the end and yell ‘3-2-1, Claymore!’ 9 When you win anything,…

GHOSTBUSTERS No list would be complete without the number one movie for slime, goo and ectoplasm! It literally has a character called ‘Slimer’; what could possibly compete with a giant green gooey ghost formed out of ectoplasm, that slurps down every snack in sight and leaves a slime trail? Getting slimed is simply part of the job for a Ghostbuster. THE LION KING When Timon and Pumbaa rescue Simba, they need to make a few changes to the young lion’s diet, so bugs are the main course. Obviously eating bugs is normal for many animals and people, but the scene where the crew roll a log aside to reveal a smorgasbord of creepy crawlies has far too much wriggling, squishing, and chewing. GOOSEBUMPS Filled with the monsters of R.L. Stine’s…

35 years ago, Mario made his first appearance in the world of gaming. To celebrate the big event, Mario has Warp Piped into Animal Crossing: New Horizons with free Mario-themed gear! It's-a party! 12 of the orig levels in Moving Out have a new twist, as part of the free ‘Moving In’ update. Now you need to move stuff in instead of taking it out! 30 June is the last day to dig into Minecraft Earth because the game will be turned off on July 1. No! Jump in now for new content, faster crafting and unique Character Creator items.…

Q Did you hear that Iron Man teamed up with the Silver Surfer? A They became alloys! Jason, Tas Q Why should you be wary of trees? A They are shady! Vince, WA Voldemort was silly. He should have made John Cena one of the horcruxes... Harry would never have seen him! Mish, SA Q Why is ‘dark’ spelled with a ‘K’ and not a ‘C’? A You can’t ‘C’ in the dark! Brit, NSW Q What do you call the outfit worn by a cowboy? A Ranch dressing! Kirsty, NSW Knock, knock! Who’s there? To! To who? It’s ‘to whom’! Amira, Qld Q Why did the comedian rip up their notes before performing? A They contained tear-able puns! Nash, Vic Q Why do bakers always get to work early?…

WATER WARRIOR Name: Ava Heroic feat: Winning the 2020 National Water Week Short Film Competition (Primary School Category) with her entry, ‘How recycled water is helping reimagine our water future’! FAST FOUR WITH AVA K-Z: Hi Ava! Why did you enter the National Water Week Short Film Competition? A: My STEM teacher (Dr Tang), introduced it and encouraged us to participate. I wanted to enter because I like creating videos, and my brother made a video in the previous year. It was my first time entering, and I hoped my video was good. K-Z: Why did you choose the film topic? A: I wanted people to understand the importance of saving water. We tend to waste it, and water levels are declining. If we don’t take action, all freshwater might…

WORLD NEWS The world’s highest mountain, Mount Everest, has been calculated with a new official height of 8848.86m – 0.86m higher than previously recorded! Some geologists believe that Mount Everest rises about half a metre each century due to shifting tectonic plates below, but any earthquakes can also lower it. Experts believe the 2015 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Nepal affected the height. Surveyors climbed to the summit in 2019 and 2020 to remeasure the height, confirming it in December 2020. SPACE NEWS NASA has chosen 18 astronauts for the Artemis Team, paving the way for the next astronaut missions on/around the Moon. The Artemis III mission will send the next man and first woman to the Moon by 2024. These astronauts will be the first to visit the Moon’s South…

Meet Dr Bianca Lê, a cell biologist who studies the tiny cells that make up all humans, plants and animals, and the Founder and Director of Cellular Agriculture Australia! K-Z: Hi Bianca! What do you do as a cell biologist, and in your role as Founder and Director at Cellular Agriculture Australia? B: I am the Director of a charity that helps Australians to grow food in a way that’s good for our planet. I learn about new ways to make healthy meat, eggs and milk, without harming any animals. Cellular Agriculture Australia’s aim is to save planet Earth and all the humans and animals living on it! We want everyone to learn about how some of the food we eat is bad for the environment, damaging to our health,…

LICKITUNG With a tongue as long as its body, there’s nothing Normal about this Gen I Pokémon! Lickitung saliva also smells really bad – you don’t want to be licked by a Lickitung. Ask Tim from Pokémon Detective Pikachu! WEEZING People say two heads are better than one, but in the case of this Poison Pokémon, we aren’t so sure. Each of the Weezing heads contains a different toxin and when the two gases mix... Well, beware the stench and toxicity! Even the slightly posh Galarian Weezing can’t hide their grimy ways! GARBODOR This Poison Pokémon looks like clumps of garbage, which makes sense since it does like to live in garbage dumps. If that isn’t gross enough, how about the toxic gas it spews out of its body? Ew!…

1. HOW OFTEN DO YOU PULL PRANKS? a) A few times a week. b) Every couple of months. c) Once a year. 2. WHAT’S YOUR PRANKING PROP OF CHOICE? a) Hand buzzer. b) Whoopee cushion. c) Rubber chicken. 3. HOW DO YOU FEEL WHEN YOU’RE PRANKED? a) Stoked! b) Surprised! c) Mad! 4. THINK BACK TO THE BEST PRANK YOU EVER PULLED. WHO WAS YOUR TARGET? a) My teacher. b) A classmate. c) My sibling or friend. 5. WHAT’S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ABOUT PRANKING? a) Making sure it’s safe! b) Choosing the right target! c) The LOLs! 6. ARE YOU AGILE LIKE A NINJA? a) Oh yeah! They never see me coming. b) I’m fast, but not that quiet. c) Naaaah, I’m way too clumsy! 7. YOUR ACTING SKILLS…

KID COSMIC STREAMING NOW ON NETFLIX An imaginative boy called Kid finds a crashed spaceship in his small town, and accidentally gains superpowers with five powerful cosmic rings. He also activates a signal that tells everyone in the universe where to find the rings! Saving the day is hard work, so Kid shares the rings with four locals. Courageous Kid Cosmic, a teleporting teen, a multiplying old man, a giant little girl, and a cat who can see the future... What could go wrong? WATCH OUT FOR: TUNA SANDWICH! DANGER FORCE MONDAY TO THURSDAY AT 5:30PM UNTIL MARCH 24 ON NICKELODEON In the first new episode, Mika learns a lesson about the art of not snitching, but a surprise might cause her to fail the test. In the second episode,…

HAIR HORROR My hair was getting long in lockdown, so my dad cut it. When he finished cutting my hair, there was basically none left. I was really annoyed and embarrassed. Joseph, NZ UNLUCKY! HANDLE WITH CARE I was at the skate park and went down a slope on my scooter. I slipped off and the scooter went flying. There was no rubber on the handle and my belly landed on the metal. I had to stay in hospital for a week and I spent Christmas at the hospital! Yuta, Vic HEAPS UNLUCKY! MISSTEP I was at a park running up steps, when I tripped and cut my lip open. Everyone at the park saw it happen. I was crying so much and was embarrassed. I had to get stitches.…

As the founder of DeadlyScience, Corey Tutt loves sharing cool science facts. He’s also the 2020 NSW Young Australian of the Year. Wow! DeadlyScience provides science books and equipment to remote schools in Australia. For more information, you can visit www.deadlyscience.org.au! PLANT POWER The spiny-headed mat-rush is a large tussock plant, and is native Australia-wide, except for the Northern Territory and Western Australia! In south-eastern Australia, the people of the Wurundjeri Nation love the plant and use it often for weaving headbands, strong baskets and bags. However, this plant isn’t only used for deadly fashion; the Wurundjeri people use spiny-headed mat-rush to make special fish traps and fishing nets too. The seeds are ground into a paste to make bread, and the roots and leaves are also used to treat…

KUMANDRA In Raya and the Last Dragon, Raya is a warrior on a quest to save her people and unify the five lands of Kumandra; Heart, Talon, Fang, Spine and Tail. Each land is located along the course of a winding river that resembles a dragon’s body. The world of Kumandra is inspired by the countries and cultures of Southeast Asia. To conduct research for the movie, a group of experts travelled across Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and Singapore. Many of the film’s characters use a circular hand gesture similar to movements in the peninsula of Southeast Asia and parts of Indonesia. Every punch, kick and block in the movie is based on real martial arts, including Muay Thai, Pencak Silat and Arnis. THE…

OARFISH This strange fish can grow as big as 8-17 metres long! Imagine enjoying a day at the beach only to have one brush against your leg in the surf. Yuck! LEECH These slimy, slippery suckers can survive on the blood of animals and humans. Discovering one in your sock on a bushwalk is deffo a very unpleasant experience. HAIRY FROGFISH A picture is apparently worth a thousand words, and if this face full of hairy spines isn’t enough to completely spoil your lunch, we salute you! BOMBADIER BEETLE Watch out! This beetle shoots steaming hot liquid from its rear when threatened. We feel sorry for any animal on the receiving end of that attack. LOL! VULTURE Living on a diet of dead animals is one thing, but these scavengers…

YOUR BIRTH MONTH January = Mum or Dad. February = The person on your left. March = Someone who plays Minecraft. April = The first person who comes to mind. May = A classmate who sits behind you. June = Your aunt or uncle. July = A friend with a pet dog. August = The last person you spoke to. September = Your sibling or best mate. October = Someone born in June. November = Your cousin. December = Someone whose name starts with ‘A’. LAST LETTER OF YOUR LAST NAME A = Alarm clock B = Salt and pepper shakers C = Whoopee cushion D = Toilet paper E = Fake spider F = Googly eyes G = Aluminium foil H = Light switch I = Green jelly J…

SWEET SOCCER Got the itch to dance a ball down the pitch? You better score a netter in FIFA 21! FIFA fever’s only cure is a big dose of big-booted goal, or step over to eFootball PES 2021 and make a mate’s defence look messy with legendary Lionel Messi, the real PES (goal) dispenser. DUNK FUNK Handballs are A-OK when you add a bit of extra bounce to a soccer ball and totes transform it into a basketball. Ditch the soccer kicks and add a pair of super stylish kicks for extra jump height in NBA 2K21, ‘K? This game has got b-ball dunks so tall, you enter freefall. Talk about a space jam! So, what are you waiting for? Come on and slam! FOOTY FUN Squish that round basketball…

TIMELINE: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PETER GOES Check out this visual history of the inventions, discoveries and tech that shaped our world! This read brings together breakthroughs in science, IT, entertainment, medicine and everyday life, in one collection. From candle clocks to drones, and spectacles to genetic modification – even the toothpaste of Ancient Egypt to clones! READ IT... TODAY! RISE OF THE MYTHIX FLIGHT OF THE GRIFFIN ANH DO ILLUSTRATED BY CHRIS WAHL The king of beasts and the lord of birds, together once more, will know a third companion, as the days grow dim... Now The Unicorn, Minotaur and Griffin are united, they will be unstoppable – right? Well, the Collector won’t give up easily, and other beasts aren’t working for good. READ IT... TO FULFILL THE PROPHECY! THE…