NAPLAN
It's that time of year again when millions of Aussie students sit for NAPLAN testing. This year's NAPLAN is a little different, for the first time ever it's happening entirely online! Yep, May 10th marks the start of NAPLAN which is a test that's been used to help work out how students are doing academically for a while now. It started back in 2008, testing the reading, writing and maths skills of students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9. This year, more than 1 million students from 9,500 schools will be taking part, and, apart from the year 3 writing task every test will be online! NAPLAN's already ahead of you on this one. The tests will only happen in a locked down browser which means that access to the internet and things like spell checking software will be blocked. Being online also means the tests will actually adapt to each student and how they answer to help give a better idea of where a student is at with their learning. So to everyone sitting their NAPLAN tests this week, good luck.

A-LEAGUE
Reigning A-league Champions Melbourne City have won back to back Premier's Plates! City needed a win against Wellington in the final match of the season to finish on top of the table. And they got off to a dream start going 2 nil up in the first 10 minutes! The Phoenix pulled a goal back in the second half but City were able to hold on, becoming just the 2nd club in A-League history to win back to back Premiers Plates!

JETSUIT PARAMEDICS
Step aside ambulance cars and helicopters. Paramedics in the UK are currently testing out jet suits, as a new way to reach patients, a whole lot faster. Imagine you're injured and stuck somewhere remote waiting hours for help to arrive, and then like something from a superhero movie comes a paramedic in a jetsuit? Sound far fetched? Jamie Walsh is part of the first team of paramedics who are learning how to fly these jet suits so they can quickly get to people who need help in remote parts in England. Richard Browning is the inventor of the Jet suits which use miniature jet engines that attach to your arms and back, giving you super human flying powers. They can reach speeds of 128 kilometres an hour and heights of more than 3000 metres. Although for these purposes, it's more important for the jet suits to be safe and easy to control. And Jamie seems to be getting the hang of it! At the moment, this is still just a trial, but it might not be long before this Jetsuit man comes to the rescue of a real life patient.

RICKSHAW GARDEN
A driver in India's come up with a creative way to keep his rickshaw cool: planting a mini garden on the roof! The garden protects the top of the rickshaw from direct sunlight, which helps to cool the cabin down! I can't wait to grow some bananas on top of my car.

SPACE SLINGSHOT
Imagine travelling to space via slingshot! Yes, it sounds like something straight out of a cartoon, but a company in the US is close to making it a reality! To show off the slingshot in one of their latest tests, they launched a camera more than 7 kays into the sky at a whopping 1600km/h!

WALKING FISH
Pet fish have one big downside. You can't take them on walks! Or can you? One man has gone viral on YouTube for making a special tank that solves this issue. It's kitted out with a filtration system, air pumps, and of course, wheels. Meaning now, he can take his pet fish on walks! People in the street have been stopping him for photos, and honestly, he might be onto something here. Is this the future of pet transport?
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