BHP-Billiton-compilation-extended-version

[Music plays and images flash through of banks of photographs of teenagers]

 

[Camera zooms in on the photographs and they separate to allow an Australian map and text to be seen: BHP Billiton, Science and Engineering Awards 2017]

 

[Image changes to show Female 1 seated on horseback in a paddock and then the image changes to show an aerial view looking down on Female 1 on horseback]

 

[Image changes to show the Female 1’s face next to the horse’s face and then the image changes to show a close up of a mob of sheep]

 

Female 1: Science and engineering is the future. 

 

[Image changes to show Female 1 walking through the mob of sheep in the sheep yards and then the camera zooms out and shows an aerial view of the mob of sheep in the yards]

 

It’s that core of the universe that we revolve around. 

 

[Images move through of a side view of Female 1’s face, a back view of Female 1 walking away from the sheep yards and then a facing view of Female 1 sitting on the sheep yard fence]

 

It’s what is going to determine the possible outcomes of the life that we live. 

 

[Image changes to show an aerial view of Male 1 skateboarding down a suburban street]

 

Male 1: The synthetic is the first of its kind. 

 

[Images move through of a facing view of the Male 1 on the skateboard and an aerial view of Male 1 skateboarding down a suburban street and then the camera zooms in on a facing view of Male 1]

 

It is a wearable keyboard in your hoodie pocket

 

[Image changes to show a close up view of the wearable keyboard and then images move through of Male 1 walking down the street and Male 1 talking to the camera]

 

which means you can play whatever you want, whenever you want, wherever you are.

 

[Image changes to show a side view of Female 2 working in a laboratory and then the camera zooms in on Female 2 and the camera pans down to show the dish she is holding]

 

Female 2: My investigation looked at finding a safe and effective method of cleaning up oil spills, using magnetism. 

 

[Image changes to show a rear view of Female 3 walking towards the beach and then the image shows Female 3 walking along the shoreline and then the camera zooms in on Female 3’s face]

 

Female 3: I believe that we could sustain our environment for much longer

 

[Image changes to show a rear view of Female 3 running across the sand towards the water and then the image changes to show a side view of Female 3’s face]

 

having put bioplastic in place rather than conventional plastics.

 

 

[Image changes to show a facing view of Female 4 performing martial arts kicks and then the image changes to show Female 4 talking to the camera]

 

Female 4: I love chocolate and the idea of researching something related to chocolate

 

[Image changes to show a facing view of Female 4 performing martial arts kicks]

 

was admittedly quite motivating.

 

[Music plays and an aerial image appears of cattle being mustered with a 4-wheel drive and then the camera zooms in on the 4-wheel drive and the cattle and the camera zooms in on two males in the cab of the 4-wheel drive]

 

Male 2: So, our project actually began ten years ago

 

[Image changes to a close-up view of the cattle and then the image changes to show a male in front of the cattle]

 

when our Farm Manager noticed that land health was deteriorating

 

[Image changes to show two males sitting on the bonnet of the 4-wheel drive to the side of the mob of cattle]

 

and our bank balance was simply unsustainable. 

 

[Image changes to show an aerial view of a 4-wheel drive moving through a paddock and then the camera pans over to show the cattle moving in the paddock]

 

So, the results demonstrated that sole grazing

 

[Image changes to show two males throwing a football back and forwards]

 

has a variety ecological and economical advantages for landholders.

 

[Images move through of a side view of Female 5 holding an irrigation pipe, Female 5 squatting down next to a tree and taking notes, Female 5 peering up and two females playing tennis]

 

Female 5: The core beneficiaries for my research would be people who have to regenerate bushland, even landscapers. 

 

[Image changes to show an aerial view of the two females playing tennis]

 

There’s a great deal of work going on around Sydney right now where they’re revegetating areas. 

 

[Images move through of the females playing tennis]

 

So, they would benefit a lot from what I have found.

 

[Image changes to show Female 6 walking up to the bench in a laboratory and writing on a sample]

 

Female 6: The biggest challenge I faced was that I’d never been exposed to the use techniques and this area of science before. 

 

[Camera zooms in on the sample she is working on and then the image changes to show Female 6 pouring liquid into a test tube]

 

In the beginning my results were very inconsistent. 

[Image changes to show Female 6 writing on the side of a beaker]

 

So, I worked for a long time, improving my technique

 

[Image changes to show Female 6 talking to the camera]

 

and minimising error as much as I could.

 

[Image changes to show Female 7 talking to the camera and then the image changes to show an aerial view of Female 7 running with two dogs and the camera zooms in on Female 7 and the two dogs]

 

Female 7: I love science and engineering because there’s no wrong answer and I can do whatever I want

 

[Image changes to show a facing view of Female 7 running with the two dogs]

 

and be completely innovative without doing anything wrong. 

 

[Image changes to show a rear view of Female 7 running with the two dogs]

 

I will make a lot of mistakes but that’s part of the process.

 

[Image changes to show Female 8 playing a piano in a lounge room and then the camera zooms in on Female 8]

 

Female 8: I like how exact science and engineering is. 

 

[Camera zooms in on Female 8’s hands on the keyboard and then the camera zooms up to Female 8’s face]

 

It’s kind of like almost solving a puzzle when you’re doing a research project

 

[Image changes to show a back view of Female 8 playing the piano]

 

and that’s what I really liked about my own research project.

 

[Image changes to show a Female 9 shooting hoops on a basketball court]

 

Female 9:  I love the science and engineering. 

 

[Image changes to show a view Female 9 working on a laptop]

 

There is always something more you can discover and something more you can learn.

 

[Image changes to show a rear view of a male looking over a paddock gate at a herd of cows]

 

Male 3: Science has the potential to improve the lives of everyone.

 

[Image changes to show an aerial view of a male in a paddock with cows]

 

I mean we’re seeing new technologies come into the home. 

 

[Camera pans over the paddock as the male walks along]

 

We’re seeing people live longer. 

 

[Camera zooms in on a rear view of the male walking in the paddock]

 

We’re seeing so many benefits from science.

 

[Image changes to show Male 4 watching a drone in the air and then the camera zooms in on the drone in his hand]

 

Male 4:  In the future I believe science and engineering will be more accessible to everyone around the world. 

 

[Image changes to show Male 4 watching the drone in the air and then the image shows Male 4 reaching up and grabbing the drone in his hand]

 

It’ll be cheaper and easier for different people from different ages and backgrounds to get into science and engineering,

 

[Image changes to show Male 4 laughing]

 

to develop new technologies for people all around to benefit from. 

 

[Image changes to show Female 10 talking to the camera]

 

Female 10:  My passion for science is definitely going to take me places and I don’t know where that is but I’m excited just for the ride.

 

[Music plays and image changes to show an Australian map and text appears: BHP Billiton Science and Engineering Awards 2017]

 

[bhpbilliton Foundation, CSIRO, Australian Science Teachers Association logos and text appears: www.science awards.org.au, #STEMawards 2017]