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Protest Banners: Trade Union
Society, Politics & Law

Protest Banners: Trade Union

...education. The church is not represented here but the trio sitting in judgement on a son of toil are like an unholy trinity and they occupy a god like place on the raised platform. In fact, there is a carefully thought out structure here as the flattened pyramid shape is actually the ziggurat or crepidoma, an ancient temple structure for the shrines of the gods. It was a...
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Practising systems thinking in practice (STiP)
Science, Maths & Technology

Practising systems thinking in practice (STiP)

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Week 2: Practising STiP - Communities of Practice and Critical Social Learning Systems: Introduction - Welcome to the second part of the course Practising systems yhinking in practice (STiP). The first part of this course provided an introduction to the field of...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Stargazing on a budget
Science, Maths & Technology

Stargazing on a budget

...Open University makes the following recommendations: "4" to 5" reflector telescopes: many imported Russian ones are available for under £300. Pros: They are cheap, sturdy and have good optics (i.e. give very sharp images). Cons: They are heavy and not very portable, difficult to upgrade, and rather basic. Celestron and Meade have a variety of 5" and below reflectors...
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Five reasons why you should care about mindfulness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five reasons why you should care about mindfulness

...season, the smells that meet your nose, how the temperature feels on your skin and savour being in that particular moment. Transcript This resource is part of the 'Wellbeing and Mental Health Collection' created by the Open University in Wales. You can learn more and find courses, articles and other activities on the collection's homepage. Like this? Try our FREE courses...
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Primary science: supporting children’s learning
Education & Development

Primary science: supporting children’s learning

...education curriculum frameworks. This free course, Primary science: supporting children's learning, provides an opportunity to consider your own experiences, perceptions and attitudes to science. You will explore and develop some of your scientific knowledge and understanding while considering how you can support primary-aged children's science learning...Science is a key...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Keep me walking: People living with dementia and outdoor environments
Health, Sports & Psychology

Keep me walking: People living with dementia and outdoor environments

...Open University initiative finds out...[Older woman and young woman on a hommock next to a lake] It is great for everybody to get outdoors once in a while. But that is not so easy if you are living with dementia living either in community, or in a care home. The Parks Trust in Milton Keynes and The Open University are working together to evaluate a new initiative - 5 Ways...
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The birth of (synthetic) dyeing
History & The Arts

The birth of (synthetic) dyeing

...opened up by Perkin. The discovery of mauve sparked an international race to produce other synthetic dyes from the myriad chemicals in coal tar. Research was directed towards determining the structures of natural dyes that could then be synthesised in the laboratory, and subsequently manufactured on an industrial scale. Alizarin and Indigo Like many ‘natural’ dyes,...
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