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Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers Badge icon
Education & Development

Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers

...writing, they develop wider vocabulary and broader knowledge about the world. Reading can also make a significant contribution to the wellbeing of every individual and society as a whole. The advantages, however, of being a keen reader go far beyond educational attainment and functioning in society; as the International Literacy Association (ILA) states: Teaching children...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Art in Renaissance Venice
History & The Arts

Art in Renaissance Venice

...writing in 1860, the impetus to research the Renaissance was a conviction of its status as ‘a civilisation which is the mother of our own’. 2 Contemporary historians, by contrast, are inclined to explore differences between the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries and our own times. 3 Not only is the map of the societies and cultures that produced Renaissance art...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
An introduction to design engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to design engineering

...writing a short paragraph stating what you think it is. Start the definition with ‘Design is...’ and use no more than 50 words. Don’t worry about getting it right; this is really about your own ideas and thinking at this stage of learning about design engineering...An introduction to design engineering: 2.2 Summary of Section 2 - In this first section you came...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
The science of sperm
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science of sperm

...writing with Hilary McQueen - gets to grips with the numbers behind the man's part of the reproductive system - sperm...Find out about The Open University's Biology courses and qualifications THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS FRANK DISCUSSION OF SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCE [Sperm] Although I'm a biologist, I rarely think much about what the cloudy white stuff contains, but in...
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Article 15 mins
Superqueeroes: Gender and superheroes
History & The Arts

Superqueeroes: Gender and superheroes

...writing for Wonder Woman. However, turning to the movie, Wonder Woman actor Gal Gadot (who served two years as a sports trainer in the Israeli Defense Forces) has been blasted on social media already for being too slim, not busty, and not fit enough to play the part, but this should not be surprising given that women tend to be more heavily criticised on appearances. Not...
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Article 15 mins
Queen (and Slave) Of The Sciences
Science, Maths & Technology

Queen (and Slave) Of The Sciences

...writes this down like this: 1 + 2 + …+ n = ½ x n x (n+1) (Here n is bigger than or equal to 1) Let’s check if Gauss is right when n is 3. Is it true that 1 + 2 + 3 = ½ x 3 x 4? This is true, as 1 + 2 + 3 = 6 and ½ x 3 x 4 = 6. But working out if this formula holds for each and every number would be both dull and impossible, an enticing combination! We can prove...
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Article 10 mins
Intuitive eating: a new relationship with food, or another fad diet?
OpenLearn Ireland

Intuitive eating: a new relationship with food, or another fad diet?

...write about what time you eat, what you eat and how you felt before and after you eat. Intuitive eating and wellbeing: keep exploring Find out more about intuitive eating and wellbeing from these free courses. References Average person will try 126 fad diets in their lifetime, poll claims | The
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Article 5 mins
Sharpening Your Critical Thinking
History & The Arts

Sharpening Your Critical Thinking

...writing, Williams has won the most Grand Slam singles titles since tennis professionalised. But does it pass the second test? Well, you might reasonably wonder why I am ignoring Grand Slam doubles titles. After all, taking those into account as well, Martina Navratilova has won the most titles since tennis professionalised. And what about Grand Slam titles before then? If...
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Article 5 mins