Table of contents for October 2020 in K-Zone

GET INTO 2nd World Smile Day 5th World Teacher Day 5th Do Something Nice Day 9th Curious Events Day 11th It’s My Party Day 16th Dictionary Day 24th Make a Difference Day 25th International Artist Day 30th Frankenstein Friday 31st Halloween SPORT 1st 2020 MS Gong Ride Virtual Event begins 16th NRL Preliminary Finals 25th NRL Grand Final HAPPY BIRTHDAY 1st Brie Larson, AKA Captain Marvel 3rd Tessa Thompson, AKA Valkyrie 8th The Miz 9th Jacon Batalon, AKA Ned Leeds 19th Jon Favreau, AKA Happy Hogan 22nd Jeff Goldblum, AKA The Grandmaster 25th Squidward 25th K-Zoner Noah 31st Letitia Wright, AKA Shuri SCHOOL 5th Back to school in Vic 6th Back to school in Qld 12th Back to school in ACT, NSW, NT, SA and Tas OH AND... 12th November…

THREE RUNNERS UP When I sign up for activities (like in the school holidays), I never agree to have my photo taken or used on the forms. This is for two reasons. 1. They can’t use my picture in their ads forever. When I apply for jobs when I’m grown up, people won’t be able to Google me and see that my teeth were missing or that I dressed up as a banana. 2. People can’t pretend to be me and commit identity fraud – which happened to my mum once! Emma, NZ I was playing MultiCraft on the iPad and a notification came up to ask for permission to access my iPad. I immediately told Mum and we closed the game, then installed stronger security. I know to always…

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.icu! COLLECTING DNA FROM WHALE SNOT Scientists from Australia have invented a new way to collect DNA samples from whales! When a whale blows air from its blowhole, a small amount of oil and snot is also released. Scientists have developed a technique to collect the whale snot with drones, to use the DNA to learn more about the history of the whale! Previously, DNA samples would include taking a small piece of a whale’s skin, which could be painful. In recent years, the number of whales has grown due…

After our success at the final showdown in Bakugan: Battle Planet, life was great for the Awesome Brawlers. Everyone thought Wynton, Shun, Lia, Lightning and I were heroes! I was ready to focus on preparing for the Bakugan Battle League, but then a mysterious player called Ajit came to town! He has a Golden Bakugan, and could be tough competition... Some Bakugan are also developing abilities that produce new armour, which seriously boosts their power! The new armour is called Baku-Gear and it just snaps on top of them. It’s great to have as the Bakugan Battle League approaches! I hear you can get them in a new range for your own Bakugan too. Neat! Ajit’s Bakugan is named Pharol and is a sphinx! Golden Bakugan are known as Aurelus…

Meet Kirsten Banks, an astrophysicist who is studying the stars in the Milky Way galaxy, and loves to talk about space and astronomy as a science communicator! K-Z: Hi Kirsten! What do you do as an astrophysicist and science communicator? K: As an astrophysicist, I get to learn about the universe; how it works and how it behaves. As a science communicator, I share what I learn with thousands of people all over the world! Sometimes I even answer people’s questions on the radio and on TV! K-Z: Wow! What experience did you have before your current role? K: I studied physics at university for a few years, which taught me how the universe functions from the smallest atoms to the biggest galaxies. When I was much younger, in primary…

THE INKBERG ENIGMA JONATHAN KING In this graphic novel, the main character Miro lives in a fishing town, and sells forgotten items from his attic to afford books. Miro and a girl called Zia uncover a dark secret corrupting the town. The fishing works, town council and local castle are all linked to an Antarctic expedition in the 1930s. Unusual creatures are stirring in the sea, and a strange diary seems to be the key! READ IT... AWAY FROM THE SEA! AUSSIE STEM STARS MUNJED AL MUDERIS DIANNE WOLFER Take a look at the life of Munjed Al Muderis, with major moments including becoming a surgeon, fleeing a war-torn country, and developing an improved prosthetic limb. Munjed is a pioneer of surgical osseointegration! His work has led to becoming a…

POOP PLOT Put some pieces of chocolate on toilet paper, and microwave it on low until it melts slightly. Put the suspicious combo of toilet paper and melted chocolate where a person is likely to step on it. Find a hiding place and watch the prank unfold. Chase, Qld CAN CON Shake a can of soft drink for one minute, out of sight of anyone else. Next, pretend to struggle with the ring pull while you are in front of a parent. When they offer to help, accept and stand back! DIRECTOR DECEPTION Make a director’s megaphone using some cardboard. Ask a friend to be your camera person, and follow your family members around the house. Yell things like ‘Cut!’ and ‘Let’s do that take again!’ as you go, to…

SIGN LANGUAGE Sign languages are forms of visual communication that use hand, face and body movements for communication. Sign language is often used by people who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, but that doesn’t mean that all Deaf or Hard of Hearing people learn a signed language. Many sign languages are used around the world! We have included Australian Sign Language (Auslan), New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL), British Sign Language (BSL) and American Sign Language (ASL) in this guide. To sign ‘hello’ in Auslan, NZSL, BSL, or ASL, use your dominant (right or left) hand. If you usually use both hands, choose a dominant hand for signing. Your body language is always important too, so don’t forget friendly facial expressions – smile! AUSLAN, NZSL AND BSL Wave from the…

PHOTO PRO Name: Jarrah Heroic feat: Jarrah’s photo of a camouflaged moth was National Winner of Junior Landcare’s ‘What’s In Your Backyard?’ competition, from over 3000 entries! FAST FIVE WITH JARRAH K-Z : Hi Jarrah! Why did you enter the 'What's In Your Backyard?' competition? J: I found out about it online, and I decided to enter because it was fun and a new interesting thing to do. My photo was taken in the bush, when I was at work with my mum. I used my mum’s phone. K-Z : What was your plan? J: I just wanted to take heaps of photos of all the cool things I kept finding, like frogs, bush tucker in my front yard, and a big grasshopper when we were spotlighting. I have seen…

ANIMAL NEWS In July, Christian Meyer from Berlin, Germany noticed one of his new shoes had disappeared from his porch. Christian decided to investigate, and quickly found other shoe theft victims in his neighbourhood. Following a tip, he was able to catch the culprit – a local fox! In order to follow the four-legged bandit through dense bushes, Christian crawled for almost an hour. Finally, he reached the fox’s secret stash of over 100 shoes! Most of the shoes have been returned to their owners, but Christian’s sneaker is still missing! TV NEWS A new SpongeBob SquarePants prequel series called Kamp Koral is on the way! The show will follow SpongeBob at 10 years old, and will be animated using CGI, like the CGI scenes in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge…

10. KYLO REN Kylo Ren is one of the best villains and has one of the best lightsabers! He is also from an epic world, full of cool tech, epic spaceships and alien species – who wouldn’t want to live in the Star Wars universe? If we were in Kylo Ren’s shoes, we would have spent less time plotting and simply jumped into the closest starfighter to explore as many planets as possible. That would be out of this world! 9. CREEPER Sure, a Creeper is more of a villain, coz they silently creep up on you and then BAM! Despite all the exploding, no K-Zone faves list is complete without a Minecraft mention. If we were hanging out in the Overworld, it’d be pretty cool to wander around amazing…

GAMES BY THE NUMBERS 5 -pointed sea stars will point to easy sales and snatching in the first free Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ update. The sea stars and other treasures can be found in the new ocean swimming and diving feature! 40 years have passed since Pac-Man first ‘waka waka’-ed onto our screens. The gaming star is now a household name! 70+ Superstars are available in WWE 2K Battlegrounds. Older K-Zoners can brawl with buds, or against ‘em, in couch-play. Activate power-ups to tap into powerful attacks!…

Q What do you call a dental X-ray? A Tooth pics! Jas, NSW Q Where do spiders get married? A Webbings! Cayce, WA Q Which plants are the best at giving high fives? A Palm trees! Bec, Qld Q What did one pickle say to the other pickle? A This is a jarring experience! Thomas, Qld Q How do dogs stop a movie for a toilet break? A Paws! Amir, NSW Q What do you call a well-dressed bovine? A Adore-a-bull! Kane, NZ Knock, knock! Who’s there? Leaf! Leaf who? Leaf me be! Elias, SA Q What activity would Batman do if he wasn’t rich? A Robin! Arthur, Tas Q Where can you find the best seat on a submarine? A Inside! Lily, SA There is an art to creating…

NAME: Debbie LOCATION: NSW WHAT DID YOU PLAY? The Osmo Coding Starter Kit! WHAT DO YOU NEED? The Osmo app and the games in the kit! The kit comes with coding blocks and a reflector that your iPad can read. So cool! WHAT WAS YOUR FAVE GAME? Coding Jam! It is the medium level game where you can make music patterns and loops with different characters. Each one has a style of music and you unlock more characters as you play. I like the scientist, because the music is electric and cool! WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE? I was confused about how to play at first, so maybe I’d change the instructions. RATING: 5 OUT OF 5 ELECTRIC GUITARS YOU GET IT! As the You Rate It! star this month, Debbie…

Congrats to this month’s ScreenSpace artists! You have scored Skulk: A Lost Shadow’s Puzzle Adventure! 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.…

“I’ve been waiting my whole life to get to Jurassic World, and I’m definitely gonna make the most of the experience!” MEET DARIUS: The ‘dino expert’, Darius won a trip to Camp Cretaceous as the first person to beat the Jurassic World VR game. Visiting Isla Nublar is a dream Darius shared with his father. His knowledge makes him essential for the group’s survival – uhh, fun experience on the island. “I’m rich, and my father owns a few condos on the island.” MEET KENJI: Kenji is a Jurassic World VIP, and a confident guide. Even Kenji admits he does a lot of stupid things, but he’s happy he isn’t spending another summer alone. Kenji also thinks dinosaurs went extinct because their farts polluted the air… Prove him wrong! “I’m…

UNDER WATER LEGENDARY LIFE Astronaut Kathy Sullivan recently became the first person to experience travelling to space and the ocean’s floor. On October 11, 1984, Kathy was the first US woman to complete a spacewalk. Kathy eventually logged 532 hours in space, and was inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame in 2004. On June 7, 2020, the 68-year-old became the first woman to travel almost 11km to the lowest known point in the ocean; the Challenger Deep. UNSTOPPABLE EXPLORERS The Challenger Deep is 321km southwest of Guam in the Pacific Ocean, and has only been reached a few times since 1960. Victor Vescovo of Caladan Oceanic invited Kathy to join his private endeavour to the Challenger Deep. The keen explorer has spent millions of dollars on underwater tech, and…

OLLIE’S PACK MONDAYS TO FRIDAYS AT 4:00PM FROM SEPTEMBER 21 TO OCTOBER 7 ON NICKELODEON Ollie’s backpack is a powerful portal that allows monsters to travel from the Monsterverse to Earth! Together, Ollie and his friends, Cleo and Bernie, must protect the planet from escaped monsters, and sometimes even use the monstrous visitors to help with their everyday problems. Ollie is the Chosen One and Keeper of the Pack, but can he handle the responsibility? WATCH OUT FOR: STINKY SWEAT! WIZARDS: TALES OF ARCADIA STREAMING NOW ON NETFLIX Following Trollhunters and 3Below, this new series brings together the worlds of humans, trolls, aliens and wizards. Douxie, a wizard-in-training and Merlin’s apprentice, will embark on a time-bending adventure with the heroes of Arcadia to medieval Camelot. The final chapter of Tales…