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Voyage To The Planets
13 May 2010
This Australian documentary series of six episodes draws on the most up-to-date information we have about the solar system, its constituent planets and other objects encountered between the planets. The story is presented largely as a travelogue but it includes narration by actual scientists, video...
National Curriculum Year 5
Catalyst: Uranium Minerals
11 Jun 2009
Reporter Dr Paul Willis investigates a unique deposit of beautiful crystals found in a quarry at Lake Boga in country Victoria. This new type of uranium phosphate crystals may provide clues for the long term storage of nuclear waste as they are stable and insoluble. Details of a project to unlock...
National Curriculum Year 9
Green Roofs
20 May 2010
Scientists from the University of Melbourne and CSIRO are working on a collaborative project investigating a more efficient approach to air conditioning urban buildings by placing cooling plants on the roof. The program provides a very relevant context for students to able to apply their scientific...
National Curriculum Year 9
D-Drive Gearbox
07 Apr 2010
Steve Durnin's invention of a clutchless, continuously engaged, five speed gear box, forward or reverse could be the "perfect" gear box that ensures a typical internal combustion car engine is always running at its optimum power output resulting in much greater fuel efficiency....
National Curriculum Year 8
Catalyst: Western Waves
25 Mar 2010
The program details a research project carried out by scientists from the CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Centre in Perth WA. It describes how waves play a role in sustaining marine life, by driving currents that carry nutrients and food.
National Curriculum Year 8
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
Fundamentals: Electromagnetic Radiation
11 Feb 2010
Bernie Hobbs explores the types of electromagnetic radiation and their uses. Graphics are used to illustrate how the radiation is formed and highlight the similarities and differences between types.
National Curriculum Year 9
The Good, The Bad And The Tricky
12 Jun 2010
Two cowboy characters meet in the desert to compare tricks using balloons and balls. They make use of prediction in a game and the part that involves bouncing balls captures the transfer of energy very effectively.
National Curriculum Year 6
Future Of Fusion
18 Feb 2010
Nuclear fusion promises to provide unlimited clean energy for the future. This program investigates just where nuclear fusion research is at by visit the JET and ITER projects in Europe. Insights can be gained into the nature of the fusion, the engineering and technical problems that need to be...
National Curriculum Year 9
Hotter Than Hot
04 Mar 2010
Bernie Hobbs explores the question 'what is heat?' and the difference between hot and cold. The graphics of particles in motion enhance the explanations provided.
National Curriculum Year 10
