:00:00. > :00:00.Hello, it's Tuesday morning, Ayshah here with your Newsround update.
:00:07. > :00:09.Germany are through to the next round of the World Cup but,
:00:10. > :00:18.And the surfers having a whale of a time.
:00:19. > :00:21.All this week on Newsround, I'll be bringing you special reports
:00:22. > :00:24.on aspirations - the hopes we have for the future.
:00:25. > :00:27.Some people have worried that black children may not be getting
:00:28. > :00:30.the same chances to achieve their dreams as their classmates.
:00:31. > :00:33.A Newsround survey found that one in five kids from
:00:34. > :00:36.a black background thought their skin colour would make it harder for
:00:37. > :00:42.To make new discoveries, and work in science
:00:43. > :00:45.and engineering is pretty exciting, but there aren't that many people
:00:46. > :00:51.So I went to meet space scientist Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock to find out
:00:52. > :00:53.why there are so few people like her in science and
:00:54. > :01:06.Maggie Aderin-Pocock is the expert presenter of the Sky At Night.
:01:07. > :01:10.She is now one of the top space scientists in the country.
:01:11. > :01:12.In our aspiration survey, children from an Asian background were more
:01:13. > :01:17.likely to admire scientists and want to become them than
:01:18. > :01:21.Both black and other ethnic minority students are less likely
:01:22. > :01:27.to do scientific jobs after graduating than white students.
:01:28. > :01:33.She has become famous for her work about space.
:01:34. > :01:36.That is why I have come here to the Mill Hill Observatory in London
:01:37. > :01:41.to find out how Maggie made it to space scientist.
:01:42. > :01:46.We build instruments, machines to go into space.
:01:47. > :01:51.We learn about the planet Earth and the universe around us.
:01:52. > :01:54.In a survey, black students said some of their teachers did not think
:01:55. > :02:03.You feel as if you have been written off.
:02:04. > :02:07.When you feel written off, you act written off.
:02:08. > :02:11.You need to find something to inspire you at school.
:02:12. > :02:16.What do you think needs to be done in the future?
:02:17. > :02:24.People know that black guys don't do science.
:02:25. > :02:33.We need more black role models out there, more black scientist role
:02:34. > :02:36.models out there to show it is quite natural to be a black scientist
:02:37. > :02:40.Maggie wants more children from black backgrounds to look
:02:41. > :02:44.at what she has been doing and take jobs in science.
:02:45. > :02:51.She hopes this will inspire children to see their future in the stars.
:02:52. > :02:54.The Premier League's finest helped Germany into the Quarter finals
:02:55. > :02:58.They beat Algeria 2-0, with Andre Schurrle of Chelsea and Mesut
:02:59. > :03:04.The match went to extra time though so Germany left it pretty late.
:03:05. > :03:10.They'll now play France, who beat Nigeria in the earlier match.
:03:11. > :03:13.Next, in September, the people of Scotland will vote to
:03:14. > :03:17.whether Scotland should remain part of the UK or become independent.
:03:18. > :03:21.It's an historic moment for the country but it's not
:03:22. > :03:25.the first time two sides have fought it out over Scotland's future.
:03:26. > :03:28.700 years after the Battle of Bannockburn, Martin's been to
:03:29. > :03:52.Get ready for lots of horses, faxes and spears. 1314, Bannockburn,
:03:53. > :04:01.Central Scotland. The abuse is -- Robert the Bruce is at war with the
:04:02. > :04:08.English king in one of the most major battles in the country 's
:04:09. > :04:12.history. In September, the people in Scotland will have to vote on
:04:13. > :04:19.whether Scotland should become an independent country or remain part
:04:20. > :04:23.of the UK. I do not want us to go independent. I think it is a great
:04:24. > :04:31.opportunity for Scotland. I do not think we would be able to cope
:04:32. > :04:35.independently. I think it would be fantastic. The people of Scotland
:04:36. > :04:40.are being asked to make a choice. There are many things to influence
:04:41. > :04:44.that decision. Whether or not an independent Scotsman would earn more
:04:45. > :04:48.less money, more employment or a better education and health system.
:04:49. > :04:56.The vote will not just be about politics. " we have voters feel
:04:57. > :05:05.about Scotland. Feel Scottish. I would not say, I am from Britain. I
:05:06. > :05:11.would say I am from Scotland. I feel to show. It is battles like this
:05:12. > :05:16.that have shaped Scotland 's future. It has made me feel proud to be
:05:17. > :05:22.Scottish. Watching the battle made me a lot more proud to be Scottish.
:05:23. > :05:27.I did not know much about Scottish history but now I know more. This
:05:28. > :05:31.battle is one of many important moments in the country 's past. In
:05:32. > :05:34.September, the people of Scotland will place their votes in another
:05:35. > :05:37.event which will once again shaped the country 's future.
:05:38. > :05:40.Surfers off a Sydney beach got a very unusual surprise when they
:05:41. > :05:44.A helicopter caught this amazing footage which shows the surfers
:05:45. > :05:53.paddling with the massive mammal, before quickly swimming away
:05:54. > :05:56.Surfers off a Sydney beach got a very unusual surprise when they
:05:57. > :06:00.A helicopter caught this amazing footage which shows the surfers
:06:01. > :06:01.paddling with the massive mammal, before quickly swimming away