Our Environment Australia Advances DVD/DVD-ROM 2 Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING 2003     DVD - ISBN: 9780643068636 - AU $ 39.95

The Australia Advances series showcases up-to-the-minute scientific discoveries that are shaping our lives. Science that is fighting disease, protecting endangered species, engineering new crops and saving the environment. The series has been released on three DVDs with accompanying teachers’ notes for classroom use. Our Environment covers salinity, mining, crops and much more. The teachers’ notes and worksheets included on the DVD have been written to add value by linking the stories into the National Curriculum Framework.     Fascinating video short stories showcasing science in practice Teacher notes link the stories to National Curriculum Framework Random play function makes them great for information sessions     Space Hidden Galaxies 2:30 Land Soil Cancer 4:15 Bacteria Hero 1:54 Fear No Weevil 2:00 Rainforest Research 5:00 Mallee Survivors 2:30 Birth Control for Foxes 1:56 Flying Cane Toads 1:56 When Sparks Fly 2:15 Losing the Land 2:03 Bacteria Buddies 2:30 Soil Salinity 5:00 Torching the Outback 2:45 Bridal Creeper 2:30 Seed Bank 2:00 Water Every Drop Counts 3:30 Penguins in Peril 3:00 Killer Water Weed 2:15 Atmosphere Personal Air Monitor 2:15 Cow Gas 2:23 Grass Gas 1:50 Grim News for the Ozone Layer 2:23 The Heat is On 2:08 Acid Rain 2:15 Artificial Photosynthesis 2:00 Crops Pest Zappers 1:50 Cashew Bonanza 2:45 Neat Wheat 2:01 Super Soy 2:23 True Blue Reds 2:00 Cultivating Bush Tucker 2:15 Mining and Minerals Smokin’ Gold 1:58 Gold in them thar’ plains 1:49 Australia’s Ups and Downs 2:30 Mining by Remote 2:00 Hot Sea Springs 2:15 Deep Sea Mapping 2:45     "If there's one thing Science teachers agree on, it's that students are more likely to take up an interest in Science when they use an applied, research-driven approach that draws on the up-to-the-minute scientific research knowledge of teachers." EDUCARE News, October 2003

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