This program provides a comprehensive guide to the issue of sports injury: its prevention where possible and successful treatment when prevention fails. It covers the following areas: prevention of injury, including warm-ups, protective equipment, diet and appropriate training regimes, immediate assessment of injuries (DR ABC), causes of sports injuries, assessing sports injuries (SALTAPS), treating soft tissue injuries (RICERS) and injury rehabilitation.
Grade levels: Senior High (10-12)
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Introducing Food Additives
This program describes, using animated graphics, the range of additives used to enhance flavours, improve textures and provide colouration, considers how food additives can be used to improve the nutritional value of food, discusses the applications of additives in the context of food regulations and food labelling.
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Essentials of Design and Technology Skills: Drilling, Lathes and Soldering
This program focuses on skills required to use equipment in design and technology workshops. It features: soldering, using a metal lathe, and using pillar and hand drills. Considerable emphasis is given to health and safety, including safe workshop and equipment practices and the wearing of protective clothing.
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Introducing Hospitality
Provides an insight into how the hospitality industry has changed, its contribution to the economy, and what the current issues are for those working in the industry.
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Dying For a Meal: All About Food Poisoning
Introduces us to the different forms of bacteria that cause food poisoning, and clearly explains the conditions in which they become a threat to health.
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It’s a Waiter’s Life
This program looks at what it takes to be a professional waiter, what employers expect and what the clients expect.
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Effective Essay Writing for Senior Students
The program takes students through the process of essay-writing from preparation and planning, through structure, fluency and style, to a decisive conclusion.
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Life as a Teenage Mum
Although the teenage birth rate in Australia has been steadily declining since the 1970s, there are still significant numbers of adolescent girls deciding to take on the role of motherhood without a clear or realistic understanding of the impact a baby will have on their lives. This program follows the stories of four young mothers, from their ideas and fantasies about motherhood before they became pregnant, to the reality of their lives during pregnancy and after giving birth. Topics include: The physical impact of pregnancy and labour.; How a baby can affect relationships with parents, partners and friends.; The loss of freedom.; The responsibilities of parenthood; The financial demands of children.
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Ensemble Performance: Australian Drama Series
This program examines the development of an ensemble theatre for young people.
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Making a Video
This program looks at the various stages in making a video – from concept development to production and finally editing in post-production. A number of staff involved in this program provide first-hand insight into how it progressed through the various stages of the video-making process.