A film which examines what constitutes ecotourism and what does not. Different types of ecotours; whale watching and sea kayaking in Canada, Coral islands in North Queensland, wildlife research in Mexico. This video will also examine the changing expectations of tourists and the effect on the environment, local communities and economies.
Producers: Classroom Video
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Natural Disasters – Senior
Topics include earthquakes, volcanoes, floods & bush fires, causes and effects of these natural hazards and human responses to them, the global distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes and their relationship with the boundaries of the crustal plates, case study of Wellington, New Zealand, and preparing for a major earthquake.
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Designing a Lawnmower
We follow the design process during the design of a new lawnmower. The company needed a new lawn mower so they approached an industrial design office with a brief. Topics include brainstorming, ideas, sketches, 3D renderings of the best designs, prototypes, testing the cutting ability, standard tests in the factory, engineering design, manufacture and launch.
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Developing New Food Products
We follow the development of the 3 new food items; the reduced fat muesli bar – Sonya mixes up a recipe in the lab, Samantha’s marketing team ensures it’s exactly what the kids want to buy and Steve’s engineers trial the bar in the pilot factory before it is manufactured on a large scale; high fiber/fiber white bread – a rare breed of corn contains a special fiber that is now added to white bread; healthy margarine with canola oil which contains Omega-3 fatty acids which prevents bowel cancer.
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Designing Packaging
Most things that we buy come in some form of packaging. A lot of time and effort goes into designing packaging that serves a variety of functions, is appealing to consumers and is economic to make. The purposes of packing and principles of good packaging design are examined before we investigate the design brief, and the numerous technical and other criteria that the packaging has to meet to be considered successful. We then look at the actual design process, from concept sketches to testing and evaluation of the finished product.
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Canada and the USA
This video examines the influence of the United States on Canada, and Canada-US relations. An excellent overview on how Canada’s growth as a nation has been affected by its powerful neighbor. Topics include history of Canada-US relations, economic relations, foreign policy, and cultural influences.
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Le Canada et les États-Unis
Un excellent survol de l’influence de notre puissant voisin sur la croissance du Canada. Les matiêres incluent l’histoire des relations entre le Canada et les Etats-Unis, les relations économiques, la politique étrangêre, et les influences culturelles.
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Cooking Utensils
This video demonstrates the types, uses and maintenance of many essential cooking utensils. We look at knives, cutting board, peelers, juicers, whisks, spoons,ladles, and colanders.
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Cutting Metal
This program considers a wide range of methods currently in use in industry. The following processes are featured and include some excellent footage of these processes together with relevant explanations: CNC Oxy cutting, circular saw, CNC drilling machine, angle grinder, shearing devices,lathe operations, laser cutting, water jet cutting, and spark erosion. This program is highly recommended for students of metals and engineering at both school and tertiary levels.
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Developing a Business Plan
Using a case study of a newly established restaurant, this video investigates: what a business plan is, different types of business plans, vision and mission statements, operations, marketing, finance, executive summary, Common planning tools, SWOT analysis, break-even analysis, and the importance of regularly evaluating the business plan.