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Moon Dust
16 Jul 2009
When mankind first went to the Moon, there were many potential problems to overcome, but one that received little attention was dust. This program examines the work of Australian physicist Dr Brian O'Brien who has shown that this dust is more active and dangerous than anyone realized. Dr...
National Curriculum Year 10
Catalyst: Lidar
08 Apr 2010
The program shows research being carried out in the atmosphere more than 50 kilometres above Antarctica by Australian scientists. Using new technology, the LIDAR which is similar to radar but uses light pulses rather than radio waves, they are observing how, paradoxically, as greenhouse emissions...
National Curriculum Year 10
Copenhagen
15 Oct 2009
The Copenhagen Conference of December 2009 may be over but controversy about climate change continues. This program is an interview with ANU Climate Change Institute's Professor Will Steffen, the Australian Governments advisor on climate change and co-author of the 2009 Synthesis Report which...
National Curriculum Year 10
Catalyst: Coal Gas
22 Oct 2009
The program provides information about two new technologies being used to unlock energy from coal; underground coal gasification (UCG) and coal seam gas (CSG). These reduce the risks from mining the coal and then burning it. The technologies are being applied to coal seams in Queensland that are...
National Curriculum Year 9
Catalyst: Carbon Country Update
08 Oct 2009
The program looks at how Aboriginal rangers in West Arnhem land are using a scientific approach to pioneer a carbon trading project. It is the first of its kind in the world. The program details earlier research into how savannah burning contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and raises the...
National Curriculum Year 9
What is biochar?
04 Mar 2009
What is biochar? And could it be used by Australian farmers to sequester carbon, save water and fertilisers, and increase soil microbial life? This article discusses the potential of biochar to counter some of the human impacts to ecosystems and the environment including increased emissions of...
BOS NSW Syllabus Years 9 and 10
The Space Mission Game
15 Nov 1999
Can you successfully complete three perilous missions and get your time recorded in the Space Mission 'Hall of Fame'? A game of simple skill that may raise awareness of some parts of the solar system, space travel and exploration.
BOS NSW Syllabus Years 3 and 4
Scientists find signs of water on the Moon
24 Sep 2009
Three separate missions examining the Moon have found clear evidence of water, apparently concentrated at the poles and possibly formed by the solar wind. A useful resource for chemistry students commencing the study of water and its importance to life in particular.
BOS NSW Syllabus Years 11 and 12
