This video takes an in-depth look at how a cell works, specifically its basic internal structures and processes. It includes a look at single celled organisms, the differences between plant and animal cells, the challenge of becoming multicellular, and why cells specialize.
Grade levels: Senior High (10-12)
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Chemical Energy
Chemical Energy explores the follow topics, alternative fuels for vehicles, energy in food and plants, photosynthesis, endothermic and exothermic reactions, CO vehicle fuel from gas or charcoal burner, enthalpy, water and producer gas, synthetic fuels from coal and biomass, ethanol production from biomass, cost and technology.
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Chemistry of the Environment
Chemistry of the Enviornment examines Porgera Papua New Guinea Gold Mine: An environmental impact study looking at heavy metals in the food chain down river. Treatment of waste stream for heavy metals. Topics discussed include dissloved oxygen, turbidity, calcium, magnesium, nitrogen, phosphorus, sodium, chloride, carbon dioxide, sulfur oxides, photochemical smog and the ozone.
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Bullying Sux
Bullying is a significant and serious issue in our schools with long term ramifications for those at the receiving end of it. This program raises awareness and explores through role-plays, vox pop and commentary, the three major elements within any bullying situation, be it physical or psychological; the bully, the victim and the bystander. With special emphasis given to the potential power of those not directly involved in bullying to play a part. This video is an ideal tool for student discussion in conjunction with a whole school anti-bullying policy.
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Life Cycles of the Butterfly – 8-11
This 20 minute documentary details the life cycle of the butterfly. In addition, the video highlights selected survival strategies and their likely purpose. Close up and time-lapse photography provide viewers with the chance to see many aspects of butterfly biology that would otherwise be impossible to see. Life Cycle of the Butterfly examines; egg laying and hatching, caterpillar development through various instars, pupation, emergence, and adult behaviour such as courtship and mating.
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Caravan
A short drama about 8 year old Saul who gets abandoned by his mother at his grandmother’s caravan in a deserted country caravan park. Through stories she tells him with her playing cards, Gran teaches Saul that he has the choice to change the hand that life has dealt him.
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Carbon Chemistry
Carbon Chemistry examines structure nomenclature, alphatics, aromatics, cyclic, adding groups, uses of each substance and lab demonstrations.
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Physics of Car Crashes
There are a lot of crashes in this video. We stop a car at different distances and graph the average stopping force vs distance and examine the following topics; concept of crumple zone to increase stopping distance in a crash, eEnergy and damage depends on square of speed, and stopping distance depends on square of speed.
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Causes of WW1
Using archival footage dating back to 1896, and computer animation, this video investigates the causes of “The Great War”. It examines the three “isms” – Militarism, Nationalism and Imperialism, as well as the Alliance system and the fall of Bismarckian Diplomacy, the July Crisis and the Schlieffen Plan.
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Careers in Biology
How are students’ interests and personal attributes suited to various career options? Examples include; ecology, medical science, veterinary science, environmental science, food production and molecular biology/genetics.