Video Library Beta
ABC video clips sourced for the Australian curriculum in partnership with Education Services Australia
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Feature Collection
- Natural and man-made impacts on ecosystems
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Science tracks down the changes threatening our environment. This collection explores the causes and consequences of natural and human-produced influences on ecosystems. It covers carbon emissions, toxic wastes, bushfires, drought, introduced pests, natural disasters and habitat destruction. Many of the clips feature the scientific techniques used to investigate the issues both in the field and the laboratory. It comprises clips from the ABCs Catalyst and current affairs reports.
Learning Areas
The ABC Video Library contains clip collections focused on key areas in the Australian curriculum. Learning areas currently covered are:
History Collections
- Contributions of people to Australian society Year/s 6-10
- History of the Environment Movement Year/s 10
- Post-war Indonesia Year/s 11-12
- Rights and freedoms Year/s 6-13
Science Collections
- Energy: sources, alternatives and issues Year/s 6-10
- Environmental issues Year/s 6-10
- Natural and man-made impacts on ecosystems Year/s 6-12
Most Viewed
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- Toxic Sediments [2:45]
- Snapshot
- Network
- ABC Catalyst
- Broadcast
- 2010
- Summary
- Sydney Harbour's toxic legacy, 2010
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- Video Clip
- Thinning Ice Sheet [4:18]
- Snapshot
- Network
- ABC Catalyst
- Broadcast
- 2010
- Summary
- East Antarctica's ice sheet losing mass, 2010
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- Video Clip
- US Race Riots [3:02]
- Snapshot
- Network
- ABC Weekend Magazine
- Broadcast
- 1968
- Summary
- Riots after the death of Martin Luther King, 1968
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- Video Clip
- Paul Robeson [3:10]
- Snapshot
- Network
- ABC Spotlight
- Broadcast
- 1960
- Summary
- On the power of religion and organisation, 1960
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- Video Clip
- Poverty And Welfare [2:53]
- Snapshot
- Network
- ABC Four Corners
- Broadcast
- 1968
- Summary
- African Americans and 'white man's' welfare, 1968
