Cotton Australia videos
Australian Cotton, from Seed to Sock
Who: 4-10
What: This short feature film is the story of how a pair of Australian cotton socks are made, from the field right through to the end product. It's told by the industry's characters, shot with beautiful clarity and is a must see for anyone interested in where their clothes come from.
Australian Curriculum: Science, Technology, Geography
Publisher: Cotton Australia
Audio: Narration
Duration: 6:12 minutes
Cotton Products and Uses
Who: 4-10
What: Cotton is used to produce thousands of useful products from sheets and towels, tarpaulins and tents, pharmaceuticals and
medical supplies. In this video, Australian cotton growers talk about some of the products made from the cotton they grow.
Australian Curriculum: Science, Technology, Geography
Publisher: Cotton Australia
Audio: Narration
Duration: 3.07 minutes
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A Season At Saunders
Who: 4-10
What: For 23 weeks, we have been following the Saunders family from St George in Queensland as they planted, cared for, and picked their cotton for the 2021/22 season. A fantastic way to bring cotton fibre education to life in your classroom.
Australian Curriculum: Science, Technology, Geography
Publisher: Cotton Australia
Audio: Narration
Duration: 23 x two-minute videos
Full series playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSlNIel13u0CrOtXjpHAIlOhzMRGlpIrs
Meet A Grower – Sam Coulton, Boggabilla, NSW
Who: 7-12
What: Hear from a farmer why he chooses to grow cotton and the benifits this brings to his local community. Sam talks about how he managed during the drought and the need for rain and concludes by saying that farmers really do actively care for the environment.
Australian Curriculum: Geography, Agriculture
Publisher: Cotton Australia
Audio: grower talking
Duration: 1:47 minutes
Meet A Grower - Drew Knights, St George, QLD
Who: 5-10
What: Listen as a Queensland farmer explains that his whole family is involved in decision making to make the most of their most valuable resource, water, and the benefits of growing cotton for their local community.
Australian Curriculum: Science, Technology, Geography
Publisher: Cotton Australia
Audio: grower talking
Duration: 1:48 minutes
Know the Facts - Water Allocations
Who: 3-8
What: Introduction to water allocation use with images and text.
Australian Curriculum: Science, Technology, Geography
Publisher: Cotton Australia
Audio: soundtrack, no narration
Duration: 0:45 minutes
Know the Facts - Why is Cotton Grown in Australia?
Who: 3-8
What: Cotton is a desert plant that is water efficient and is only grown when there is sufficient water available. Images and text.
Australian Curriculum: Science, Technology, Geography
Publisher: Cotton Australia
Audio: soundtrack, no narration
Duration: 0:48 minutes
Biotechnology: transgenic versus conventional cotton
Who: 7-12
What: Two petri dishes, one with a Transgenic cotton leaf and the other with a Conventional cotton leaf. Watch what happens in the experiment!
Australian Curriculum: Science, Technology
Publisher: Cotton Australia
Audio: No
Duration: 0:18 minutes
Soil Your Undies
Who: 5-12
What: Focus on soil health and biodegradability. Six weeks ago, Gunnedah cotton grower Scott Morgan buried a pair of cotton undies and a pair of polyester undies in his soil. A few days ago he dug them up and the results are incredible. Soil health expert Dr Oliver Knox also provides analysis of what we're seeing.
Australian Curriculum: Science, Technology, Geography, Agriculture
Publisher: Cotton Australia
Audio: Narration
Duration: 7:49 minutes
The water cycle and responsible water use
Who: 1-6
What: How do you manage water at school and campare this to how a cotton farmer uses water to grow a crop. Includes a great range of images and an embedded video showing how to start a water syphon.
Australian Curriculum: Science, Technology, Geography
Publisher: Renee Anderson (Cotton Australia)
Audio: Slides only
Duration: n/a
Other productions
Cotton harvesting in Australia
Who: 3-10
What: See a cotton picking harvester in action and dropping round bales in the paddock. Specialised machinery is featured showing how bales are collected from the paddock and then loaded onto a truck for transport to the local gin.
Australian Curriculum: Science, Technology, Geography
Publisher: Douga57 Warren NSW
Audio: soundtrack, no narration
Duration: 5:55 minutes
The Ginning Process
Who: 5-12
What: From cotton being picked in the paddock to being baled and shipped. The ginning process is explained in detail showing the machinery used, how cotton is traced through the gin and how cotton samples are taken from every bale to be graded.
Australian Curriculum: Science, Technology, Geography
Publisher: Southern Cotton
Audio: Narrated
Duration: 11:14 minutes
John Deere Round Cotton Baler
Who: 3-10
What: How do cotton pickers work? Watch how a cotton picker captures cotton and forms round bales with animation showing what is happening inside the harvester.
Australian Curriculum: Science, Technology
Publisher: Art4Agriculture
Audio: soundtrack, no narration
Duration: 2:50 minutes
How Does Our Cotton Grow?
Who: 7-10
What: A cotton farmer from Mungindi in NSW captures one growing season in pictures with text overlay describing what's happening.
Australian Curriculum: Science, Technology, Geography
Publisher: Bess O'Connor (@Cotton_wife)
Audio: soundtrack, text overlay
Duration: 6:05 minutes
CSD - the beginning
Who: 7-12
What: From the humble beginnings in 1967, hear how Cotton Seed Distributors formed and became Australia's cotton seed supplier.
Australian Curriculum: History, Geography
Publisher: Cotton Seed Distributors
Audio: soundtrack, no narration
Duration: 4:33 minutes
Breeding a Sustainable Future
Who: 7-12
What: Want to know more about researching cotton at CSIRO and Cotton RDC? Researchers and scientists talk about breeding cotton using the latest technological advancements and practices.
Australian Curriculum: Science, Technology, Geography
Publisher: PIEFA
Audio: voice-over
Duration: 4:58 minutes
Growing the Territory - Modern Cotton
Who: 7-12
What: Cotton trials are underway in the Northern Territory and northern Western Australia and in 2019, over 4,500 bales of cotton were harvested. Some northern cotton growers talk about the benifits to the community that the development of a cotton gin in Northern Territory would create including creating jobs and have significant cost savings for growers.
Australian Curriculum: Agriculture, Geography, Science, Technology
Publisher: Northern Territory Farmers' Association
Audio: Narration and background soundtrack
Duration: 9:14 minutes
Cotton Research at CSIRO in Canberra
Cotton Research at CSIRO in Canberra
Who: 7-12
What: Dr Colleen McMillan takes you on a multimedia tour of the lab facilities at CSIRO in Canberra, including a presentation that takes you inside the cotton plant, explains some of the state-of-the-art gear used to test cotton fibres and looks at issues like textile waste.
Australian Curriculum: Textiles, Science, Technology, Geography
Publisher: CSIRO
Audio: Narration
Duration: 11:43 mins
