June 12th is World Blood Donor Day but did you know only 1 in 30 Aussies actually donate? Emma decided to roll up her sleeve and find out more about it. Here’s what happened.

CURRICULUM LINK
Science / Year 5 & 6 / Science as a Human Endeavour / Use &
Influence Of Science
“Scientific understandings, discoveries and inventions are used
to solve problems that directly affect peoples’ lives”

TEACHER RESOURCE
http://www.abc.net.au/btn/resources/teacher/episode/20140610-blooddonation.pdf

BTN STORY PAGE
http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s4019610.htm

Blood (Biofluid),Blood Donation (Organization Sector),Behind The News (TV Program),Medical Science,Blood Plasma (Biofluid)