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Clip from Catalyst  |  ABC1  |  March 22, 2012

Earth and environment
9-10 11-12
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Catalyst's Mark Horstman investigates the affect of the Snowy Flow Response Program releasing a flood of water in an effort to restore the ecology of the Snowy River.

Catalyst's Mark Horstman investigates the affect of the Snowy Flow Response Program releasing a flood of water in an effort to restore the ecology of the Snowy River.

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Years 9-10, 11-12 Business and economics, Earth and environment, Sustainability, News and current affairs
59:19
Breeding wheat with old-fashioned flavour; The fight to keep country churches open in Tasmania; A tribute to the greatest Australian inventor you've likely never heard of.
Ngarritj is a little white corella with a big attitude who flies freely around the Yolngu community of Galiwin'ku visiting everyone and speaking the local language.

Ngarritj

Earth and environment, Indigenous Australians

Years 3-4, 5-6 Earth and environment, Indigenous Australians
17:45
Ngarritj is a little white corella with a big attitude who flies freely around the Yolngu community of Galiwin'ku visiting everyone and speaking the local language.
We selected six Indigenous Canadian men and women from the city and had them spend six days out in the natural world, to relive history as their grandfathers and grandmothers experienced it.

Back in the Day

Personal and social capability, Geography, Earth and environment

Years 9-10, 11-12 Personal and social capability, Geography, Earth and environment
22:00
We selected six Indigenous Canadian men and women from the city and had them spend six days out in the natural world, to relive history as their grandfathers and grandmothers experienced it.
This program has partnered with the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects to look at the best landscape designs in Australia.

Australia by Design: Landscapes: Victoria and Tasmania

Design and technologies, Earth and environment

Years 9-10, 11-12 Design and technologies, Earth and environment
21:13
This program has partnered with the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects to look at the best landscape designs in Australia.
Raindrops are a little dirtier than they may seem. Did you know that dirt and sea salt particles help seed clouds to make rain droplets form? Nate Byrne explains weird weather.

Weird Weather: Why Rain Needs to Get Dirty to Get Down

Earth and environment, Science

Years 7-8, 9-10 Earth and environment, Science
3:19
Raindrops are a little dirtier than they may seem. Did you know that dirt and sea salt particles help seed clouds to make rain droplets form? Nate Byrne explains weird weather.
Legendary wildlife filmmaker David Attenborough reveals the animals that can do the seemingly impossible, including the salamander which can regenerate entire legs and tails to replace ones they've lost.

David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities: Remarkable Regeneration

Biology, Geography, Earth and environment

Years 7-8, 9-10 Biology, Geography, Earth and environment
21:50
Legendary wildlife filmmaker David Attenborough reveals the animals that can do the seemingly impossible, including the salamander which can regenerate entire legs and tails to replace ones they've lost.
When a 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck Tohoku in 2011, the world watched in stunned horror as a tsunami lay waste to everything in its path. Reconstruct events through the eyes of those who survived.

Witness: Disaster In Japan

Science, Asia and Australia, Earth and environment

Years 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 Science, Asia and Australia, Earth and environment
44:38
When a 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck Tohoku in 2011, the world watched in stunned horror as a tsunami lay waste to everything in its path. Reconstruct events through the eyes of those who survived.
Legendary wildlife filmmaker David Attenborough reveals the extraordinary way animals protect themselves with natural remedies, including the 'sweat' produced by hippos which acts as a sun-block and helps fight infection.

David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities: Curious Cures

Biology, Geography, Earth and environment

Years 7-8, 9-10 Biology, Geography, Earth and environment
22:09
Legendary wildlife filmmaker David Attenborough reveals the extraordinary way animals protect themselves with natural remedies, including the 'sweat' produced by hippos which acts as a sun-block and helps fight infection.
A school sheep program saved through the kindness of strangers; Australia's emerging insect-farming sector; Aboriginal hunters protecting the bilby population in remote WA; The last Heywire story for the year.

Landline: September 16, 2018

Business and economics, Earth and environment, Sustainability, News and current affairs

Years 9-10, 11-12 Business and economics, Earth and environment, Sustainability, News and current affairs
57:49
A school sheep program saved through the kindness of strangers; Australia's emerging insect-farming sector; Aboriginal hunters protecting the bilby population in remote WA; The last Heywire story for the year.
We selected six Indigenous Canadian men and women from the city and had them spend six days out in the natural world, to relive history as their grandfathers and grandmothers experienced it.

Back in the Day

Personal and social capability, Geography, Earth and environment

Years 9-10, 11-12 Personal and social capability, Geography, Earth and environment
22:00
We selected six Indigenous Canadian men and women from the city and had them spend six days out in the natural world, to relive history as their grandfathers and grandmothers experienced it.
Every summer in the seas off Alaska, humpback whales, sea lions and killer whales depend on an explosion of plant life; the plankton bloom. But will these animals survive to enjoy the great feast?

Nature's Great Events: The Great Feast

Science, Earth and environment

Years 7-8, 9-10 Science, Earth and environment
44:23
Every summer in the seas off Alaska, humpback whales, sea lions and killer whales depend on an explosion of plant life; the plankton bloom. But will these animals survive to enjoy the great feast?
The team travel to avalanche country and the French ski town of Tignes in the Alps. Clare and Dougal go skiing in the shadow of the biggest avalanche threat in the mountains and test out the latest survival technology.

Fierce Earth: Avalanches

Earth and environment, Geography, Science

Years 3-4, 5-6 Earth and environment, Geography, Science
28:13
The team travel to avalanche country and the French ski town of Tignes in the Alps. Clare and Dougal go skiing in the shadow of the biggest avalanche threat in the mountains and test out the latest survival technology.
This program has partnered with the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects to look at the best landscape designs in Australia.

Australia by Design: Landscapes: Queensland

Design and technologies, Earth and environment

Years 9-10, 11-12 Design and technologies, Earth and environment
25:39
This program has partnered with the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects to look at the best landscape designs in Australia.
A Smarter Way: A biodegradable film laid over seedlings could change the way thirsty crops like cotton are grown. The innovative technology has been proven to boost yield and maximise water usage and is now being used on farms around the world. Heywire: Zurack Zurack Dempsey shares his story about almost going off the rails before finding a hidden talent. Rural News: A look at rural and regional issues making the news this week Markets Report: Market activity and analysis with Kerry Lonergan Campdraft Hero: Campdrafting is a family affair for national champion Pete Comiskey

Landline: September 9, 2018

Business and economics, Earth and environment, Sustainability, News and current affairs

Years 9-10, 11-12 Business and economics, Earth and environment, Sustainability, News and current affairs
58:54
A Smarter Way: A biodegradable film laid over seedlings could change the way thirsty crops like cotton are grown. The innovative technology has been proven to boost yield and maximise water usage and is now being used on farms around the world. Heywire: Zurack Zurack Dempsey shares his story about almost going off the rails before finding a hidden talent. Rural News: A look at rural and regional issues making the news this week Markets Report: Market activity and analysis with Kerry Lonergan Campdraft Hero: Campdrafting is a family affair for national champion Pete Comiskey
Legendary wildlife filmmaker David Attenborough looks at the incredible physical feats of the animal kingdom, including the remarkable speed of the cheetah.

David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities: Impossible Feats

Biology, Geography, Earth and environment

Years 7-8, 9-10 Biology, Geography, Earth and environment
22:23
Legendary wildlife filmmaker David Attenborough looks at the incredible physical feats of the animal kingdom, including the remarkable speed of the cheetah.
Legendary wildlife filmmaker David Attenborough looks at the remarkable skills of animals, including the clever use of tools by orangutans.

David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities: Curious Minds

Biology, Geography, Earth and environment

Years 7-8, 9-10 Biology, Geography, Earth and environment
22:13
Legendary wildlife filmmaker David Attenborough looks at the remarkable skills of animals, including the clever use of tools by orangutans.
Mike, Dougal and Leah are on an epic, rain-soaked journey. The team travel the length of India tracking the monsoon - the world's biggest weather phenomenon, as it passes over the country to the world's wettest place.

Fierce Earth: World's Wettest Place

Earth and environment, Geography, Science

Years 3-4, 5-6 Earth and environment, Geography, Science
28:11
Mike, Dougal and Leah are on an epic, rain-soaked journey. The team travel the length of India tracking the monsoon - the world's biggest weather phenomenon, as it passes over the country to the world's wettest place.
This program has partnered with the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects to look at the best landscape designs in Australia.

Australia by Design: Landscapes: NSW and ACT

Design and technologies, Earth and environment

Years 9-10, 11-12 Design and technologies, Earth and environment
21:42
This program has partnered with the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects to look at the best landscape designs in Australia.

Teaching resources for the Australian Curriculum

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