0:00:03 > 0:00:06Time is ticking down on CBBC, but there's still left to tell you
0:00:06 > 0:00:15about the mega mud bath and the drone you could take home.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18But first, whether it's right to stop you using
0:00:18 > 0:00:20calculators in school maths tests.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23Absolutely loads of you have been in touch on this today after thousands
0:00:23 > 0:00:27of Year Six kids in England did new SATS exams for the first time today.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29Here's Martin.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32Up until this year, ten- and eleven-year-olds in England were
0:00:32 > 0:00:37allowed to use a calculator on some SAT exams, but from today in the
0:00:37 > 0:00:41majority of tests they're banned.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45The Government say it's because pupils need to become confident
0:00:45 > 0:00:46with basic sums
0:00:46 > 0:00:50before they pick up a calculator, something they think
0:00:50 > 0:00:54will prepare young people to compete for the best jobs in the future.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56But not everyone agrees.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59Some maths experts from three top universities argue
0:00:59 > 0:01:02that there's lots of evidence from places like America that using
0:01:02 > 0:01:06calculators alongside more traditional methods doesn't affect
0:01:06 > 0:01:09maths skills and can actually help.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Kids at this school were amongst the first to take
0:01:11 > 0:01:16the new exams this morning, so I've come to see what they thought.
0:01:16 > 0:01:17It felt a bit rough.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19Unusual.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22I wasn't sure if I'd got the question wrong or
0:01:22 > 0:01:25right, so I was on the same question for a really long time.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29The good thing about not having a calculator is because you can use
0:01:29 > 0:01:33the skills that we've learnt in school to work out the answer.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36If you're using a calculator, all you're doing is typing numbers in.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40But if you're just doing it yourself, you know you learn more.
0:01:40 > 0:01:47A calculator in some tests is OK.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50I don't think I really needed a calculator in that test.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53that's the videw of the kids that have actually taken the tests.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56But it will take a while to figure out whether
0:01:56 > 0:01:59the Government's plan to improve maths standards really adds up.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Next, check out these amazing pictures taken from a brand-new
0:02:02 > 0:02:03flying camera called Bebop.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07This hi-tech aerial drone lets users stream live HD video
0:02:07 > 0:02:11from the camera to their smartphone or tablet over Wi-Fi.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15But you'll have to wait to get your hands on one, because it
0:02:15 > 0:02:16doesn't go on sale until next year.
0:02:16 > 0:02:22The BBC's Richard Taylor spoke to the man behind it.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25This is the Bebop drone, the new drone, and we make it smaller.
0:02:25 > 0:02:26Smaller is less dangerous.
0:02:26 > 0:02:27So anybody can fly it.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31You can fly it indoors, and you can give it to a kid.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35And if you ever get told off for getting your clothes a bit dirty,
0:02:35 > 0:02:37then spare a thought for these guys.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40They were among the thousands to take part in France's mud day
0:02:40 > 0:02:42challenge just outside of Paris.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45The eight-mile race gets runners crawling, swinging
0:02:45 > 0:02:47and climbing through pools of mud.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49Rather them than me.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51That's just about it from me.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54But head to the website now to find out all
0:02:54 > 0:02:57about the new World Cup ball.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04It's the return of Big Fab Fridays.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06Stand by for the highs...
0:03:06 > 0:03:07Stupid drag... Argh!
0:03:07 > 0:03:11..and lows of Dragons - Riders Of Berk.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13The Slammer is back with tons of glittering acts.