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Climate change
Nature & Environment

Climate change

...human impact on the atmosphere, including the impact of industrialisation, other sources of greenhouse gases that are connected to humans and the numerous and varied means of measuring climate change that are available. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 2 study in Science...Climate change: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able...
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Level 2: Intermediate 18 hrs
Understanding water quality
Nature & Environment

Understanding water quality

...resource as it is the one that is essential to human survival. Understanding the global water cycle and how we use water is essential to planning a sustainable source of water for the future. In the UK there are areas where water supplies are limited, shown by recent droughts. Globally, there are many areas that do not have enough water to support the current population...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
My career goal: Business and administrative
Money & Business

My career goal: Business and administrative

...resources below to develop your communication and strategic skills, maybe even an apprenticeship to begin your career in business...Business and administrative apprenticeships Discover how an apprenticeship can kickstart your career by mixing learning with practical work. Transcript icould links icould is a site that provides career guidance based on real world...
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Article 20 mins
Changemakers
Society, Politics & Law

Changemakers

...resource is part of the Active Citizenship in Wales collection. Discover more on the collection homepage. The Open University supports the Sustainable Development Goals. SDG 4 ‘Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all’ SDG 10 ‘Reduced inequalities’ SDG 16 ‘Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for...
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Activity 30 mins
Travelling Objects
History & The Arts

Travelling Objects

...resource. However, if you want to use these references in an academic manner please use our FREE course Developing good academic practice for guidance on proper referencing and formatting. Instructions For best results, use a modern web browser. Upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer or try a free alternative like Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari....
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Activity 30 mins
Have you ever wanted to write?
History & The Arts

Have you ever wanted to write?

...resources to sharpen your writing skills in the English language, exploring grammar and learning why we say indefatigable but not unfluffabluable! You will hear from literary agents, educators and translators about what creativity means in the context of ‘creative writing’, explore the psychology of crime villains, and learn about the relationship between reading and...
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Article 5 mins
Art and the Mexican Revolution
History & The Arts

Art and the Mexican Revolution

...Resource/Bob Schalkwijk/Scala, Florence. © Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F./DACS 2018. During the revolution, the Mexican bourgeoisie mobilised the radicalised peasantry and emergent working class to overthrow the dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz who had been installed with the backing of the United States in 1876. And after the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Does counting calories work?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Does counting calories work?

...Human Nutrition Research Center, a facility run by the US Department of Agriculture. When we visit, the kitchen staff are preparing dinner for people enrolled in a study. Plastic dinner trays are laid out with meatloaf, mashed potatoes, corn, brown bread, a chocolate-chip scone, vanilla yoghurt and a can of tomato juice. The staff weigh and bag each item, sometimes adding...
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Video 5 mins