Simple food preparation examples are provided to explain the main properties of food. The program also lists food compounds as well as factors causing changes in food composition. Topics examined are: aeration, coagulation, denaturation, gelatinization, crystallization, testing for pH, emulsification and gelation.
Producers: VEA Group Pty Ltd
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Characteristics and Properties of Food – Part Two
We can drastically improve the preparation, preservation and presentation of the food we eat when we understand the role of enzymes, pectin and pigments. In this follow-up program to Characteristics and Properties of Food we provide concise definitions and explanations as well as a wide range of practical applications and hands-on experiments.
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Cinq Semaines En France: Five Weeks in France
In this program, produced with the aid of a leading teacher of French, an Australian dad and his year 9 daughter spend 5 weeks in France, talking to people, learning about French history and customs and having a range of experiences. The program presents two versions: the first version contains a French voiceover with French sub-titles; the second version is free of sub titles.
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Bullying: The Inside Story
“Bullying – The Inside Story, is a view inside the mind of Ben, a typical student in secondary school. Ben finds himself in a variety of situations in which he is potentially a victim, bully and on-looker of some unpleasant business in his school. As he faces three key scenarios, he debates in his mind the pros and cons of each dilemma. The debate takes place between four animated characters – Party Marty, B. Negative, Max Power and Dr. Sensible – who although funny at times, treat the issue seriously.
Interviews with students and psychologist Dr, Andrew Fuller provide additional insight into the scenarios and give hope for challenging the culture of bullying in schools.” -
Bullying Behaviors: Investigating Myths and Facts
Bullying is an everyday problem that occurs in all schools. Every student will be involved in bullying in one form or another at some point during their formal education, whether as a direct target, as the bully, a participant or a bystander. This program explains to students what bullying is and the many different forms it can take. It also provides students with a range of coping mechanisms and strategies.
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Boost Juice: A Franchise Case Study
This program provides students with a vibrant example of a successful franchise model. The founder and controlling shareholder of Boost Juice, Janine Allis, explains how Boost Juice operates and what its priorities are. The program also features Richard Evans, the CEO of the Franchise Council of Australia. The franchise model is examined in context with the Australian economy and covers such things as the success rate of franchises and regulation of the industry sector.
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Boys in Schools
Around the country, boys in education are in trouble. Numerous reports are advising that boys’ literacy levels are poor in relation to girls’, fewer boys achieve the national benchmarks and males comprise a huge proportion of students with disciplinary problems and school expulsion. Education, it seems, is not meeting every boy’s needs. The good news is plenty of excellent work is being done to address the cause of these problems. In this program, we talk to renowned educational psychologist Michael Carr Gregg about boys’ educational needs, see how a cluster of schools in Australia are addressing the issue and take a look at the Federal Boys Lighthouse program in action.
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Introducing Textiles
This program introduces students to fibers, fabrics and textiles. It tells the story. of the development of fabrics from earliest times to cottage industry, then the move to large factories brought about in the Industrial Revolution. We see how today’s technology has produced fabric types and manufacturing processes that have again revolutionized the industry. The differences between natural and synthetic fibers are looked at. The program then explores the processes used in turning both natural and synthetic fibers into yarns and then into fabrics, and looks at a range of fabric types, their different properties and their uses. Finally, the program looks at recent developments in the industry and the appearance of new fabrics on the scene.
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A Textile World
This program looks at the multitude of industries involved with textile manufacture and use, and establishes how vital the textile industry is to the global economy. Various finishing techniques to different fabrics are explored, showing how treating them in different ways can change and enhance certain properties. The program then looks at the testing of fabrics – in a school and a commercial laboratory -which properties are commonly tested for, and why it is important to continually test them. The program examines ways in which the environmental impact of textile manufacture and use can be reduced and how the fashion industry has reflected the development of textiles over time.
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All Systems Go Again!
Bringing the classic All Systems Go bang up to date with great explanatory graphics and modern examples, the program covers the three major energy systems of the body: ATP-PC, Lactic and Aerobic.