An overview of the electromagnetic spectrum, analysing the radio-wave portion, the infra-red portion, the high-energy and where X-rays and gamma rays are found, and ultra-violet rays; set in the context of a story about the space laboratory of the future.
Suitable for lower and middle secondary level.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
506918
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Radio waves
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Radio waves
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Science - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → X-rays
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Electromagnetism
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Gamma ray bursts
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Radio waves
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Study and teaching
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Space sciences
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Spectrum analysis
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)