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Ice Cold In Alex
Science, Maths & Technology

Ice Cold In Alex

...2) and h is the height (42.4m). Energy is given in Joules or calories. Energy = 4000 x 10 x 42.4= 1,696,000J One calorie is the same amount of energy as 4.2 Joules. In calories 1,696,000 / 4.2 = 403,810 calories. In the film there are 3 people to crank the truck, they take it in turns, so each chap will expend 403810 / 3 = 134 kilocalories. A man’s daily use of energy...
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Video 15 mins
Seeing the light
Science, Maths & Technology

Seeing the light

...2 The Secret Life of Buildings - Activity 1 The Secret Life of Buildings Timing: Allow about 40 minutes Watch The Secret Life of Buildings. As you watch it, try to make notes about the key points made. Then answer the questions below. Tom Dyckhoff Your home is the most important piece of architecture you’ll ever experience. It’s where you spend most of your life....
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Children’s experiences with digital technologies
Education & Development

Children’s experiences with digital technologies

...2 Debates about new technologies - [This is a photograph of a child using a tablet.] Figure 2 The use of digital technologies has raised several debates in the media. Some examples are found in news headlines such as: ‘Are tablet computers harming our children’s ability to read?’ ‘Addictive video games may change children’s brains in the same way as drugs and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Textiles in Ghana
History & The Arts

Textiles in Ghana

...2 study in Arts and Humanities...Textiles in Ghana: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: demonstrate an awareness of the ways in which meanings and values are assigned to textiles understand the changing history of the making of kente and adinkra discuss the role of the market place in the changing history of kente and adinkra...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Making sense of ourselves
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making sense of ourselves

...2 Psychology course DE200 Investigating psychology 2. Each session will address one of the everyday questions mentioned above and will introduce you to some of the answers that psychologists have provided. As you explore these four questions, you will get some sense of how diverse psychological research is not just in terms of the topics of interest to psychologists but...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Introducing Black leadership Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing Black leadership

...2 Leadership involves working together The first thing to note is that leadership is a practice. It is about what people do rather than who they are. Leadership is a verb – a ‘doing’ word, like running, talking and walking. Unless there is action there can be no leadership, as nothing would be happening. Leadership practice is distinctive from running and walking,...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Introducing social work: a starter kit
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing social work: a starter kit

...2 Thinking more about definitions of social work Drag the following definitions to their correct label, to form complete sentences. occurs when there are significant alterations over time in behaviour patterns, cultural values and norms in society, which have profound social consequences. Social change occurs where there have been improvements in the well-being of...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
‘Land grab’: an environmental issue?
Nature & Environment

‘Land grab’: an environmental issue?

...2 Securing food, sharing land - Who should own land and how may land be legitimately acquired? The video below, Land Prices in East Anglia, starts to answer these questions by visiting East Anglia. Activity 1 Land prices in East Anglia Timing: Allow 1 hour 40 minutes for this activity First, read the short article ‘Agricultural land prices hit record high’ (The...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs