North American Version. Development and characteristics of glaciers in different stages, including their movement, their effect on mountain features and landforms, and their advancement and retreat. The water, or hydrologic cycle is reviewed in terms of its importance to the buildup of ice and snow during periods of global cooling. Some concepts and landforms are illustrated through demonstrations and computer imagery.
Languages: English
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Hearing Health
A fun and informative video presenting complex ideas on the nature of sound and hearing, reasons for hearing loss, and ways to prevent damaging our ears. This drama based production uses short captivating segments with zany characters to illustrate and inform important facts about: the nature of sound; our hearing and how it works; how to protect it, and the consequences of not protecting our ears. It’s contents relate to many subject areas such as health and personal development, science, and information on the body and one of its very important senses – hearing. Produced with full support and co-operation of Australian Hearing, the national body looking after our hearing needs.
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Global Cooperation
Topics include “Rebuilding Rabaul” (PNG) – after volcanic eruption; “Controlling river weed” (PNG) – on the Sepik River; “Combating dengue fever” (Vietnam) – mosquitoes are being eradicated; “Iodine deficiency project” (Vietnam) – Iodine supplements are being added to packets of salt.
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Government in Canada SR
This best-selling video provides an excellent overview on the principles, history and structure of Canadian government. Topics include ideologies, the history of government, the Constitution, the structure of Parliament, making a law, elections, Parliamentary reform.
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Government in Canada JR
This popular video examines the history and process of Canadian government. This video brings the topic of government to life, using student role-plays to explore why we need rules, how groups make decisions and the reasons for Confederation. The video also provides an overview on the history of government in Canada, parliamentary procedure and the three levels of government.
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Graphic Products
A program to inspire and inform students about graphic products and design. The program uses 2 “best practice” case studies to illustrate different techniques and show how graphics can influence our perception of products and people. Case Study 1 – Album Cover Design. Made with the help of two of the UK’s best known CD cover designers, this case study follows the thought and work that goes into producing a new CD cover. It includes sources of inspiration and advanced printing techniques and shows how a CD cover not only influences sales, but can also be used to change a band’s image. Case Study 2 – Wetsuit Design. Explores how designers use color and shape to change perception of the shape of our bodies. Looks at the use of logos, new materials follows the production process.
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Gravity – History of ideas
Follow the path of the ancient Greeks, Renaissance Europeans and British in their search for an understanding of the properties of the universe. From the simple versions of Geocentric models to the more complex versions offered by Ptolemy, the early version of Heliocentric model to the more modern version. This video uses stage actors and animation to illustrate the conception and progression of the models of the following philosophers: Plato, Eudoxus, Aristotle, Aristarchus, Ptolemy, Copernicus, Tycho Brahe, Kepler, Galileo, and Newton.
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The Great Depression-Part 1
The Great Depression had its roots in the First World War. This video examines the efforts of various countries, including the USA, Canada, Australia, and several in Europe, to make the transition from war economies to more normal market conditions. It covers the post-war boom in manufacturing and wheat production in the USA and Canada; the prosperous “Roaring Twenties”; the effects of severe drought conditions in North America; and the economic, agricultural, and societal conditions that led to the “Crash of ’29”. The program uses archival film and images to clearly depict the struggle of ordinary people to survive. It concludes with the election of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the U.S. and his goal of returning confidence to the American people.
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The Great Depression-Part 2
This second program concludes the Great Depression story. It begins with the “Gold Standard”, its influence on world trade, and explains the circular flow of a healthy economy. FDR’s “New Deal” in the USA is covered extensively, as is the establishment of work camps in Canada and the ensuing “On-to-Ottawa Trek”. As countries all over the world tried to protect their domestic markets, they placed high tariffs on imported goods; the video shows that this had the effect of worsening the depression by bringing stagnation to world trade. The effect of the Peace Treaty of Versailles on Germany is explained in the story of Germany’s build-up to the Second World War. The video concludes with Japan’s military expansion and the USA’s entry into the war.
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The Great Depression – Boom and Bust in America
This video presents the experience of the USA prior to and during the Great Depression. It begins with America’s recovery from WWI, converting its wartime assembly lines to the manufacture of consumer goods. The “Roaring Twenties” are explained, as well as the circumstances leading to the ‘Crash” at the New York Stock Exchange on October 29th, 1929. As the economy collapsed, so did businesses, banks, and farms, all of it made worse by the drought conditions of the “Dust Bowl”. Archival imagery clearly depicts the struggle of ordinary people to survive: farmers and their families migrating westward, soup lines in the cities, the Bonus March. FDR’s “New Deal” is covered extensively. The video ends with the rise of Hitler, the military expansion of Japan, and the USA’s entry into WWII.