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Introduction to ecosystems
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to ecosystems

...circulates within them and reaches tiny granules that contain a green substance, chlorophyll. This is the key facilitator that uses the energy of the sun to bond carbon dioxide to hydrogen derived from water and produces carbohydrate - sugars and starches. These dissolved in sap are then carried from the leaf into the body of the plant, even during the night when the leaf...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Learning from major cyber security incidents
Digital & Computing

Learning from major cyber security incidents

...et al., 2017). Luckily, the spread of the malware was significantly slowed down by a security researcher, Marcus Hutchins, who accidentally discovered and activated the ‘kill switch’ of the malware the next day, on 13 May 2017. When inspecting the malware’s code, Hutchins noticed an unusually long internet domain name in the code. He checked and found out that the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Human rights and law
Society, Politics & Law

Human rights and law

...et du Citoyen began to lay the framework for the recognition of rights such as the freedom of speech and assembly. In these documents the development of modern human international law can be seen. Whilst such documents differed in their detailed content, certain general principles underpinned them: Every human being has certain rights, which they have by virtue of their...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Supporting children's development
Education & Development

Supporting children's development

...et al. (2008) distinguished between horizontal and vertical transitions by linking them to specific activities. Horizontal transitions occur on a daily or regular basis and usually refer to movement or a change in routine. Horizontal transitions describe activities such as children going from the classroom to the playground (a movement) or taking part in the annual sports...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Getting started with German 3
Languages

Getting started with German 3

...sang Jeong/iStock / Getty Images Plus Section 2, Activity 3, Part 1, Blouse: qiye / Pixabay Section 2, Activity 3, Part 1, Jacket: Ben_Kerckx / Pixabay Section 2, Activity 3, Part 1, Suit: rintofr / Pixabay Section 2, Activity 3, Part 1, Shirt: renzonovoa1 / Pixabay Section 2, Activity 3, Part 1, Skirt: Engin Akyurt / Pixabay Section 2, Activity 3, Part 1, Jumper: Pexels...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
In the night sky: Orion
Science, Maths & Technology

In the night sky: Orion

...double tick mark denotes arcsec, so 1/3600 of a degree (1/60 of an arcmin) is written 1”. The Orion Nebula is about 60 arcminutes (60’) across. What does this mean? Again, we can convert this measurement to kilometres or miles, as shown in the video above. So the Orion Nebula is about 267 million million kilometres, or 167 million million miles across – I don’t...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Introduction to Planetary Protection
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to Planetary Protection

...double walled isolator’, and it uses positive pressure as a barrier between the laboratory and the samples. That is, the pressure inside the cabinet is higher than around it, preventing anything from entering the chamber (Figure 28). [c] Figure 28a) The Double Walled Isolator into which returned samples from Mars could be placed. The arrows indicate the direction of...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Becoming an ethical researcher Badge icon
Education & Development

Becoming an ethical researcher

...et al., 2019). He worked with the Indonesian government then with teacher training colleges, teachers and students to improve practice and influence policy (Budiyanto et al., 2018). This involved drawing on best practice research, understanding attitudes towards disability and pedagogy and developing new methods of signing and teaching to include all children in...
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Level 3: Advanced 18 hrs