This 20-minute documentary tells the story of butterflies and their life cycle. Close up and time-lapse photography offer the chance to see many aspects of butterfly life that would otherwise be difficult to see. Butterflies and their Life Cycle examine; egg laying and hatching, caterpillar development, pupation, emergence and life as an adult butterfly.
Languages: English
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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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Building a House – Part 2: The Interior
This concluding part of “Building a House” focuses on the construction and finishing of the interior of a wood-frame house. Students will see the installation of plumbing and drainage pipe throughout the house. Hot water radiant floor heating is installed, then the electricians string cable and install fixtures. Glass fibre insulation comes next, then drywalling and paint. A variety of floors are installed: marble tile, pre-finished hardwood, and carpeting. One segment is devoted to final carpentry and includes installation of kitchen cabinets and the hanging of doors. The program ends with the family moving in. Appropriate for Technology/Carpentry courses and offers a view of the great variety of skilled tradesmen involved.
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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.
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Building a House – Part 1: The Exterior
This video is the first of two parts that follows the construction of an up-scale, wood-frame house from the empty lot to the final coat of paint. Part One concentrates on the exterior of the home and documents the stages of construction: foundation, framing, drainage, roofing, cladding, and much more. Professional tradesman are involved at every phase of the building process, including excavation of the hole, preparation of the foundation forms for concrete, framing the walls, placement of roof trusses, and final roofing. This video is appropriate for all Technology/Carpentry courses and also gives students a first-hand look at the variety of occupations involved in the construction of a house.
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Chemistry of Carbon
Carbon is the basis of all organic materials. Topics include charcoal, hydrocarbons, coal, limestone, magnesium burining in CO2, graphite, diamonds, burning a diamond, testing for CO2, fullernes bucky balls and tubes.