World Radio Day | Best books | Mighty Aztecs

Get excited about radio It’s World Radio Day on Friday – a day all about celebrating radio and why we love it – and Splash has lots of videos, articles and audio clips to help get students tuned in to the airwaves. Read about how a school radio project can help boost literacy, find out aboutelectromagnetic radiationand learn how radio waves helped discover the origin of the universe. Join the celebration The Best Book Competition We have another fantastic competition! Students just need to sketch the cover of their favourite book from last year, or one of its characters, and write a mini book review of up to 25 words. Three lucky students will win a $50 ABC Shop voucher. Students can enter as many times as they like! Enter Now Explore the Aztec Empire Discover the mighty Aztecs in this fantastic new digibook. Learn about their lives, their belief system, human sacrifices, how they communicated with symbols and what led to their conquest and demise. This digibook is full of punchy videos that are sure to captivate students’ minds. Explore Now ABC Splash Community Challenge Congratulations to last week’s Challenge winner! (Check ourFacebook page to see who won.) To be in the running for this week's $30 ABC Shop voucher, tell us in under 25 words why you love radio. Email your response tosplash@abc.net.au by midday Monday 16 February. Good luck! Terms & Conditions