Welcome to Noisy Planet’s collection of Design & technology Films for School Networks. Click on any of the films featured on this page to see detailed information about that film, including a short clip from the film (nb. the preview clips are hosted via YouTube so you will need to watch them on a computer that does not have YouTube barred).

The films are Windows Media files (WMV9) with a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels and a bit rate of 769 kbps. Typical file size is 258 MB for a 50 minute film. Films are supplied as a site licence to the purchasing institution and are available to schools and colleges in the UK and the Republic of Ireland only.

There are two ways of buying:

(1) INDIVIDUAL PURCHASE: Films can be bought individually and downloaded from this website. Payment is by credit/ debit card at time of purchase at a cost of £19.99 + VAT per download.

(2) PACKAGE PURCHASE: Curriculum area packages can be ordered by email for delivery to your school on DVD for upload to your network. Please email your order to orders@noisyplanet.com. Include a Purchase Order number if your school operates such a system. Payment is by invoice to your school.

The curriculum area package for Design & technology consists of the following films:

(1) Transforming energy

(2) An immortal poison - the history of PCB

(3) Lead for life - the history of leaded petrol

(4) Earth, wind and fire

(5) Watering the future

This package costs £90 + VAT.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to email us at orders@noisyplanet.com

An immortal poison - the history of PCB

In the 1920s PCBs were considered to be wonder-materials. Their fire resistance, electrical insulation and ability to make other materials more pliable led to use in countless applications. They were routinely used in hydraulic fluids, paint, ceiling tiles, Linoleum, electrical components, concrete, railway sleepers and domestic white goods. But in the 1970s PCBs were found to have leaked into the environment and entered the food chain, where they were wreaking a devastating effect on animal and human organisms around the world. They were banned, but it was too late. PCBs do not simply disappear and they continue to cause harm to this day.
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Earth wind and fire

With global warming dominating the political agenda, "carbon footprint" and "renewable energy" have become the latest buzzwords. Only renewable power, claim environmentalists, can enable us to maintain our current lifestyles without destroying the world. Tired of waiting for government action, states like California are taking the lead. In setting their own ambitious renewable energy targets, they're forcing industries to make the switch. But countries like Australia remain firmly wedded to coal. Is renewable energy capable of meeting the needs of a modern economy? We investigate.'''
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Lead for life - the history of leaded petrol

This is the shocking story of how the big oil companies sought huge profits by adding lead to petrol from the 1920s onwards in full knowledge of its negative effect on health and despite the existence of healthier alternatives such as bio-fuel. Although lead made petrol more efficient, it had been known to be poisonous since Roman times. The hundreds of thousands of tons of lead that have been spread around the world can be proven to have impaired the brain function of millions around the world.
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The last antibiotics - the history of antibiotics

Penicillin is the most ground-breaking discovery in the history of medicine, a drug that could cure people of the most dreaded infections. But abuse and overuse allowed many pathogenic bacteria to outwit the miracle drug. Today resistant bacteria are winning the battle against antibiotics as a whole and the development of new medicines has reached almost a standstill. Using archive footage and expert witnesses, this fascinating programme tells the whole sorry tale from start to finish.
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Transforming energy

As we come to the end of the Oil Age, there is a general acceptance that the next era of human existence will have to be powered by renewable energy sources. This level-headed, non-cranky analysis examines how the three key alternative energy sources - solar, wind and biomass - are being developed for everyday applications and how they point the way towards genuine energy sustainability for future generations.
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	Water Water 3 - Watering the future This three-DVD series travels to the wettest and driest places on the planet to examine the challenges that face mankind in managing its water resources. Host Marq de Villiers, a world authority on the subject, undertakes a mammoth quest in an effort to understand the looming world water crisis. ... More Info »

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