Similarity, Ratio and Proportion
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2006
This program presents the ideas of similarity, ratio and proportion in a refreshing and informal style. Examples are drawn from everyday life using…
Ten Things Not to do in an Interview
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2006
This engaging program counts down the top ten things not to do in a job interview.
The History of Computers
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2006
The program traces the development of the electronic computer, from the first valve-based devices of the mid 20th century, to the invention of…
The History of Evolution Theory
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2006
How did life come to be in all the myriad of forms that exist on earth today? In this program we present an overview, from a science viewpoint, of…
The Nature of Workplace Communication
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2006
In this first program in VEA's Workplace Communications Series, we look at what is communication in a work context and the importance of good…
The Science in Cosmetics
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2006
Cosmetics are big business. They are used by almost every person walking on the Earth and by many students in your classroom. This program shows…
The Science in Foods
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2006
What exactly is food? In this program we introduce students to the science behind the food we eat. We start by describing what food is, the…
Training Awareness: Acute Responses and Chronic Adaptations
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2006
This program aims to identify and distinguish between immediate (acute) responses to exercise and long term (chronic) adaptations to exercise by…
Training Principles
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2006
This program outlines the physical and psychological benefits of fitness as well as the components of fitness and fitness testing.
Training Programs
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2006
Program three features case studies of athletes and their fitness programs.
Triangles and Quadrilaterals
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2006
The program explains how triangles can be classified by side length and by angles, introducing the mathematical names. It then names and illustrates…
Vital Signs
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2006
The assessment of a patient's health status is an essential part of the nurse's or personal carer's role. It includes observation of the patient and…
Workplace Negotiations
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2006
This program examines the role of negotiations in a work context and takes a detailed look at the stages of successful negotiation.
Acids and Bases
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
Acids and bases are all around us. This program features the following: - Early theories of Arrenhius and Lowry-Bronsted. - Valence structures. -…
Allergens and Food Safety
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
Marni Gilbert has a severe allergy to peanuts and dies after consuming some at a school camp. Unfortunately this fictitious case study parallels many…
Ann Oakley on Housewife
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
In this program Ann Oakley talks about how she started her research on housework and the opposition she encountered. She goes on to discuss her…
Anthony Giddens on Capitalism and Modern Social Theory
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
Sociology began as an attempt to make sense of the 'great transformation' from traditional to modern society; the development of industrial…
Batch and Continuous Processes: Food Manufacturing Case Studies
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
Case studies of Brunetti's café in Melbourne, Australia and a milk company show us the difference between batch processing and continuous processing.
Behavioural Interviewing
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
This program explores a relatively new method of job interviewing. Interviews are based on previous experiences of the applicant, combined with…
Behind the Scenes
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
This program focuses on the preparation of meals and their presentation, we first look at the range of knives used by chefs. Presentation and…
Changing States of Matter
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
Using experiments, graphics and film this program explains the following topics for junior secondary science students. - Particle theory of matter -…
Common Mistakes Job Seekers Make
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
Mistakes are often made during an interview. Resumes and application letters need to be precise and clearly written. This program looks at the…
Creative Cakes: Basic Techniques
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
The first in a two-part series, this practical guide looks at many basic techniques used in cake decorating. Cake decorating experts share their…
Daily Café Operations: Day in the Life of a Café
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
A café culture is developing in our country with new cafes springing up on a weekly basis. There are many different types, but all cafés have…
Day to Day Business in a Café
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
There are many roles to play in operating a small business successfully. This case study presents an overview of what is involved in running a café…
Earthquake Tsunami: Wave of Destruction
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
This program explores natural forces inside our planet, how and why earthquakes occur, the 2004 tsunami and the international response that followed…
Families and Households
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
Although sociology is full of long and complicated words, it's important to remember it's about the lives of real people. These are the first lines…
Food and Digestion
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
This program introduces junior secondary students to digestion and food testing. Many experiments - both with food testing and enzyme activity - are…
Foods for Special Needs
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
Agriculture and trade have completely revolutionised our diets. We now have an amazing range of things to eat. But not everyone can feast freely…
Foods for Special Occasions
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
Food is critical to survival. It keeps us healthy, active and functioning well. But some foods have meaning. As well as providing nutrition, these…
Girls' Business: Friendship and Bullying in Schools
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
Girls can be the best of friends or the worst of enemies. Instead of physical aggression typical of boys, girls tend to use indirect techniques that…
Gravitation
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
With the help of demonstrations, animated graphics and worked examples, this program demystifies: Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation; How to…
HACCP in Action: Food Safety Case Studies
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
The HACCP system - Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points - was developed in the 1960s in the US and was used in the NASA space program. This…
Inspiration for Design
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
This case study program looks at the work of Nicola Cerini and Vicki Mason. Nicola works with textiles and Vicki in jewelry. They both use botanical…
Integrating ICT in the Curriculum
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
The use of Information Communication Technology in schools is a major challenge. The task of successfully integrating ICT into the curriculum raises…
Key Functions of Business
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
Using Holden as a case study, this program looks at the key functions performed in business on a daily basis. Each of these functions enables the…
Magnetic Forces
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
This program introduces junior secondary students to magnets and magnetism. It covers the following topics; - Magnetic theory - Magnetic fields - The…
Making Photographs
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
Making Photographs explores all aspects of photography - its beginnings, its purposes and uses, its rules and its role in the media. This program is…
Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
This program aims to support teachers' current understanding of mandatory reporting of child abuse in schools across Australia. It focuses on the…
Manufacturing and the Product Cycle: A Case Study of Moran Furniture
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
All products go through a development process from conception to final evaluation. In this program, Moran Furniture explain the stages in their…
Minimum Impact: Take Only Photos, Leave Only Footprints
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
Getting outdoors is one of the great pleasures in life. But our expeditions into natural environments can also cause real horror stories to unfold…
Networks
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
Entertaining and packed with information, we examine what a network consists of; central processors, network procedures and architecture. The program…
No Bullying in Our Community: Home/School Partnership Strategies
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
Bullying is complex, insidious and covert behavior that is difficult for any child to deal with in isolation. Our drive and instinct as parents is to…
Not in My Class: Managing Classroom Bullying Behaviours
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
Bullying in the classroom is a reality but is not always as obvious as other instances of bullying - such as in the playground. Bullying in the…
Not in Our School: Creating a Non-Bullying Culture
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
Bullying - it's a part of school life, but does it have to be? Preventing and responding to bullying is everyone's responsibility. Not in Our School…
Orienteering
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
Orienteering is a sport for everyone. Whether you're a super-fit, elite athlete or someone who just enjoys a walk with friends, there's an…
Party Drugs
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
So-called 'party drugs' such as Ecstasy, Speed and GHB fuel endless nights of dancing at Australian clubs, parties and music festivals. Following the…
Plagiarism: What Do You Value?
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
Why do we go to school? For most of us the reason is to learn, however when we fall into the plagiarism trap there is little in the way of positive…