Carbohydrate
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
We explore the role carbohydrate plays in maintaining our health and well being.
Email Etiquette
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
There is little doubt that email is an extremely useful innovation that has changed, and continues to change, the way we communicate. However, the…
Exploring e-Commerce
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
This comprehensive introduction to the concepts of addition and subtraction takes students through a selection of carefully graded, entertaining…
Fat
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
This program looks at what fat is, how much of it we eat, what foods it is found in, what function it carries out in the body, what problems it…
Fiber
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
Looks at the much underplayed role fiber plays in our diet. How does fiber protect us from conditions like colon cancer, coronary heart disease…
Food Packaging and The Environment
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
As most people don't have a farm or food processing plant in their back yard, there needs to be a way to get food from its point of production to the…
Functional Foods: A Case Study of Modified Eggs
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
The design and manufacture of functional foods is a growth industry the world over, not least in Australia and NZ. Quite simply, functional foods are…
Gluten-Free Foods
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
Have you ever wondered how the bread in your sandwich gets its wonderfully soft, springy texture? It's not the yeast - although that helps. Nor is it…
Great Food Presentation One: More Than Food On a Plate
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
Food is a total sensory experience and good cooks try to engage all our senses with everything they produce. In this program we look at the creative…
Great Food Presentation Two: A Practical Guide
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
This program shows how to imaginatively prsent soup, pastry and terrine entrée platters, sushi, main courses of fish and chicken, and dessert.
Jobs at the Cutting Edge: Careers in IT and T
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
The information technology and telecommunications industry is being heralded as a major growth area with current figures predicting a major shortage…
New Foods at the Market
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
The program looks at new food, including varieties of fruit and vegetables, delicatessen items and cuts of meat that have appeared in Australian…
Othello: New Perspectives
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
This program offers a close study of the relationships of Othello, Iago and Desdomona, and attempts to define the nature of Othello's tragedy. The…
Protein
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
We explain what protein is and its role in our body, where it comes from (both animal and vegetable), its importance in our diet, its energy value…
Safe Manual Handling: Three Steps To a Safer Workplace
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
In the past safe manual handling training was all about how to lift things correctly. However current practice is to minimize the risk of manual…
Salt
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
For some years now, salt has been viewed as a major cause of high blood pressure. But the reality is a little more complex. For people with a genetic…
Sport and Nutrition
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
Elite sportspeople are increasingly realizing that nutrition is an integral component of their training and competition. This program explores the…
Sue Sharpe on Just like a Girl
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
In the first part of this program Sue Sharpe explains how and why her work came to be focused on working class girls, her shift from quantitative to…
Sugar
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
The more sugar we eat, the less complex carbohydrate and the more fat we eat. For that reason, sugar, with its empty kilojoules, is a food we should…
The Emotional
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
This program looks at emotions and the turbulent times that can be the experience of many young people during puberty.
The Physical
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
In this program family planning professionals describe the physical changes experienced during puberty and students describe their battles with the…
The Social
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
In this program we hear from professionals and young people as they discuss some of the social issues affecting people experiencing puberty.
Vitamins
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
This program is a complete, year 2000, remake of one our most popular programs from the 1980's. It covers all the main topics and issues, including…
Beating Bacteria: A User's Guide
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 1999
This humorous cross-curricula program shows students how harmful bacteria can hide - and grow - in even the most clean-looking of environments.
By Any Means Necessary: Ergogenic Aids
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 1999
"In recent years sport has been revolutionized into a multi-billion dollar industry. In this program we investigate the substances, techniques and…
Cutting Their Own Cloth: Entrepreneurial Clothing Designers
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 1999
In this program, we look at two enterprising young sisters turn a lost opportunity into a commercial gain. Twin sisters, Lou and Sophie McDermott…
Drug Use and Misuse
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 1999
This program explores issues such as: What are drugs and how are they used, misused or abused? What is the definition of drug abuse? What types of…
Eileen Barker on The Making of a Moonie
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 1999
To believers, the Moonies offer truth, enlightenment and the spiritual unification of the world. To critics it's an evil form of bondage, where…
Grrls in IT
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 1999
Information Technology is the world's fastest growing industry, responsible for decisions and innovations that affect our daily lives as much as…
Hit the Ground Running: Making the leap from Grade to High School
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 1999
Getting off to a good start in high school is all about having a bit of extra knowledge about what you're moving into. This can be an exciting and…
It's a Chef's Life
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 1999
Fancy slaving over a hot stove? Philippa Sibley-Cooke, owner-chef of Est Est Est and Marcus Moore, executive-chef of the Sofitel Hotel, offer many…
Never a Dull Day: Careers in Hospitality
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 1999
A career in hospitality can mean many different things. There's no doubt it's hard work but also very rewarding, and there are lots of job…
Paul Willis on Learning to Labor
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 1999
In this program Willis talks about how his interest in culture and counter culture led him into exploring working class culture and its reproduction…
Principles of Training for Fitness: Training for Fitness
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 1999
Analyzes the physiological requirements of a range of sports, and how athletes train for these sports. It includes vital information and…
Reality Bites!: Sex, STDs, and Contraception
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 1999
This program explores the important issues for modern teenagers. Understanding sex and sexuality is a key component addressed in the program, as is…
Sport and Coaching
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 1999
This program investigates: the role and specific responsibilities of the coach, training programs, health and safety considerations, instruction…
Sport and Psychology
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 1999
Elite sportspeople are increasingly realizing that nutrition is an integral component of their training and competition. This program explores the…
Sports and Injuries: Prevention and Assessment
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 1999
With the aid of elite sports people as well as a suburban kung fu class, this informative program highlights the basic principles of sports injury…
Stanley Cohen on Folk Devils and Moral Panics: The Creation of Mods and Rockers
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 1999
A wet bank holiday weekend in Clacton: some fights broke out on the beach, huts were damaged and somebody fired a starting pistol. Hardly a riot, but…
Talking Gender
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 1999
How is gender created? This program studies the effect on gender by: the media and society, education and careers, family and the home.
Using Computers Safely
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 1999
Now that computers are an integral part of our working and recreational lives, several health problems have emerged including: Repetitive strains…
A Taste Of Vietnam
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 1998
In this cultural cooking extravaganza, we are led through a range of Vietnamese produce and recipes by food consultant Liz Bretherton and Vietnamese…
Adolescence
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 1998
In this program we look at the nutritional requirements for development during adolescence.
Adulthood
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 1998
In this program we look at the nutritional requirements for development during adulthood.
Buy Now - Pay Later: The Impact of TV Advertising on Kids' Diets
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 1998
In this innovative and lively program we present a range of views on the advertising of food to teenagers, as we ask some fundamental questions…
Childhood
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 1998
In this program we look at the nutritional requirements for development during childhood.
Dying For a Meal: All About Food Poisoning
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 1998
Introduces us to the different forms of bacteria that cause food poisoning, and clearly explains the conditions in which they become a threat to…
Food Testing: Working with Yeast
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 1998
Food testing is a key part of most food technology courses. In this concise program, with the aid of teachers and students at one of Melbourne's…