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Basic science: understanding numbers
Science, Maths & Technology

Basic science: understanding numbers

...concepts, such as how large numbers are represented, how to work out an average or area, and how to read a graph. We'll also show you why you don't need to understand fractions, and warn you about the percent button on calculators. OK, here we go. In week one, you learn about some basic concepts for numbers, including the way scientists write very big or very small...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Living psychology: animal minds
Health, Sports & Psychology

Living psychology: animal minds

...concept of another’s mental states (desires, knowledge, etc.). Many behaviours that animals display could be explained as learned behavioural responses or, perhaps innate (or instinctive) behavioural responses in reaction to certain stimuli. Activity 11 Which animals might have Theory of Mind (ToM)? Timing: Allow 10 minutes for this activity The animals from Activities...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
The formation of exoplanets
Science, Maths & Technology

The formation of exoplanets

...concept of detecting and exploring an unseen object by studying its influence on a nearby astronomical source has also been applied to exoplanets and their host stars. However, exoplanets were expected to be extremely hard to observe in practice. Using the orbits and size of planets in our Solar System as a guide, the influence of an exoplanet on its host star was...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Data and processes in computing
Digital & Computing

Data and processes in computing

...concepts that help us to do this. The material is accessible to anyone with a little experience of the use of symbols in presenting ideas. Section 1 provides a brief introduction to the course. It contains some new language that will be explained more fully in later sections. Read this section without spending too much time on it. The most important material in this...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Understanding ADHD
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding ADHD

...concept of danger so climbs trees higher than she should do and runs out onto the road. She is also running away. What antisocial behaviours does Sam’s mother mention she has been having trouble with? Discussion She has been stealing and is violent towards her siblings (and sometimes her mother). She doesn’t seem to grasp what socially unacceptable behaviours are....
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
An introduction to design engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to design engineering

...concepts and methods from design engineering to explore creative solutions to clearly defined real world problems demonstrate skills in communication, presentation, information handling and numeracy through the completion of activities...An introduction to design engineering: 1 Design beginnings - As soon as you read the word ‘design’ you probably formed some idea of...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Astronomy: images of the Universe
Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomy: images of the Universe

...concept of apparent magnitude. The brightest objects in the night sky have apparent magnitudes of around 1, whereas the faintest that can be seen with the naked eye have apparent magnitudes of around 6. Because of the way in which human eyes work, objects with magnitude 6 are in fact about 100 times fainter than those with magnitude 1: each decrease of one magnitude...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Art and the Mexican Revolution
History & The Arts

Art and the Mexican Revolution

...concepts of ‘realism’ and ‘modernism’ in relation to Mexican muralism address the relevance of social and cultural contexts for interpreting works of art analyse works of art in terms of different ideas and approaches...Art and the Mexican Revolution: 1 The Mexican Revolution - Before looking at one of Rivera’s murals, it is important to have some sense of the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs