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Lean screen time and dino poo

September 17, 2026 · 10 min

Show notes

Today’s episode features some big news about screen time that might be changing things at your school. We’ll stay off the screens as we visit a unique vending machine that’s full of something a little surprising, and definitely not edible.

And then we’ll leave modern screens behind as we head back to prehistoric times for a dinoriffic, pooptastic Wow of the Week.

Quiz Questions

  1. 1. With this new idea, are New South Wales public school kids likely to have more time or less time on screens in school?
  2. 2.In which state or territory would you find this book vending machine?
  3. 3.What’s the technical term for fossilised poo? Hint: It starts with C.

Answers

  1. 1.Less.
  2. 2.Queensland
  3. 3.Coprolite

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Do you think the book vending machine will be popular? Why? What else could you make a vending machine for?

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