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Grade levels: Senior High (10-12)

  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

    This program discusses the signs and symptoms of the disorder while demonstrating how a young child with ADHD acts. In addition it features two adult sufferers who offer remarkable yet different approaches to living with the disorder.

  • Allergens and Food Safety

    Marni Gilbert has a severe allergy to peanuts and dies after consuming some at a school camp. Unfortunately this fictitious case study parallels many cases of children dying after eating certain foods or coming into contact with allergens. Like Marni’s, their lives could have been saved. Allergens and Food Safety features interviews and footage throughout. The program covers: what allergens are; reactions and responses; rules and regulations; the role of food manufacturers in food safety; and the role of retailers and workers in food safety. This is a comprehensive look at processes, safety issues and control measures of food allergens in the manufacture, regulation and selling of food.

  • Alzheimer’s Disease

    Alzheimer’s is a horribly frightening and heart breaking disorder. This program explains what happens in an Alzheimer patient’s brain and some of the medical advances that have been made in treating it.

  • Animation in Multimedia

    The program takes students through the elements of creating a successful animation. Beginning with the various methods of creating an animation, the program then explores the stages and aspects of animations, including character development, backgrounds, adding sound and voice and the use of wire frame in 3D work. We look at the various roles in an animation team, including producers, directors, computer technicians, artists and voice actors and some applications of animation such as computer games, advertisements and film.

  • Depression

    This insightful look into depression discusses symptoms and explains methods of treatment, including anti-depressive medications and alternative medicines. A women suffering from depression reveals how she deals with it while leading a full and vibrant life.

  • Automotive Design: CAD-CAM Case Studies

    This program looks at two examples of innovative automotive design. Part one features the 2002 winner of the prestigious Pforzheim German Transportation Design Forum competition. The award-winning car design was for Aborigines living in remote rural areas. In part two we visit Drew Price Engineering, manufacturers of innovative high quality go kart products including axle components, bodywork, brake hardware and the Arrow chassis. DPE develop their products through computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-assisted machinery (CAM).

  • Schizophrenia

    One sufferer details his life with schizophrenia — a journey that took him from the perils of the streets to learning how to successfully live with the disease. This program discusses the signs of schizophrenia, explains how anyone can suffer from it and provides insight into the treatment of the disorder.

  • Batch and Continuous Processes: Food Manufacturing Case Studies

    Case studies of Brunetti’s café in Melbourne, Australia and a milk company show us the difference between batch processing and continuous processing.

  • Delirium

    For both suffers and those around them, this mental disorder is extremely frightening. This program discusses the symptoms and treatments, detailing one man’s experience with delirium.

  • Battle Scars: An Overview of our Defense Against Disease

    This program explores the human immune system and the body’s defenses against disease.