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Art and life in ancient Egypt
History & The Arts

Art and life in ancient Egypt

...archaeological techniques but even more so with a disposition to ask the right kinds of question. Watch this video in which Richard Parkinson and Paul Wood talk about daily life in ancient Egypt. INTERVIEWER: Yet, the paintings do tell us something about daily life, don't they? It sort of leaks out around the edges. There are things that we... RICHARD PARKINSON: Oh, yes....
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Level 1: Introductory 30 hrs
Citizen science and global biodiversity Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Citizen science and global biodiversity

...archaeology, astronomy and natural history (Figure 2). Charles Darwin is widely regarded to have been one of the earliest contributors in the UK (Figure 3). While in the USA lighthouse keepers started collecting data on birds as far back as 1880. [Black and white picture of Charles Darwin] Figure 3 The English naturalist Charles Darwin (1809–1882) The Oxford English...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Digital & Computing

Digital thinking tools for better decision making

...Archaeological Project; https://creativecommons.org/ licenses/ by-nc-sa/ 3.0/ Figure 7: https://commons.wikimedia.org/ wiki/ File:Gregor_Reisch_-_Margarita_Philosophica_-_Arithmetica.jpg Figure 8: © Herbert Klaeren; https://creativecommons.org/ licenses/ by-sa/ 3.0 Figure 10: courtesy CERN https://home.cern/ Figure 11: courtesy NASA https://www.nasa.gov Figures 12(a) and...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Introducing engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing engineering

...archaeology because the people of those times had discovered how to get metals from minerals; and in the case of the Bronze Age, how to make various copper alloys (not just bronze) so as to enhance the properties of their metal. They did these things without any knowledge of chemistry. The role of science for engineering has been largely twofold: to provide new...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Managing complexity: A systems approach – introduction
Digital & Computing

Managing complexity: A systems approach – introduction

...archaeology to uncover some of the history of this practice? Do try this activity but do not worry if you are unable to identify one. Answer Quantifying assessment arose as a practice in the 18th century. An example is the following which has been doing the rounds as an email joke: perhaps you have seen it before but not considered it in the light of my explanation?...
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Level 3: Advanced 75 hrs