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...researcher. Using the topic areas, you can create your own development resource that you might wish to share with other home educators, learners or practitioners. It would be great to hear about your experience of using the resources within the Elective Home Education Hub, so feel free to get in touch with our lead academic, Dr Amber Fensham-Smith
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About the ThrustWSH education hub
Science, Maths & Technology

About the ThrustWSH education hub

...research how to use sustainable waste-based fuel. The boat uses novel technologies, including super-cavitating hydrofoils (described in our online boat interactive linked below) and active stability and control systems. Safety is at the heart of the project, with risk and hazard management embedded throughout the project and a reinforced safety cell for the pilot. [Image...
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Earth and Life
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Earth and Life

...research and experimentation into climate change by Maureen Raymo of MIT. Tibet: the geological history A look at the geological history of Tibet and the Raymo Ruddiman hypothesis; that chemical weathering increased as the temperature dropped due to the rise in the plateau. Raymo and Ruddiman believed that the uplift of the Himalayas caused global cooling. Tibet: The...
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Critical thinking – A skill and a process
Education & Development

Critical thinking – A skill and a process

...research result, or even a news item. Critical thinking allows you to apply an objective approach to your learning, rather than subjectively following either the proposed information you’re given, or your own opinion rather than clear and convincing arguments and facts. Critical thinking is a process of continuing evaluation and reflection. It is most powerful, when...
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Learning to lead in bereavement support
Health, Sports & Psychology

Learning to lead in bereavement support

...research that will apply and be informative in such areas, but it is not enough on its own. Surely the time has come to recognise that traditional business-oriented leadership development does not provide the understanding needed to equip leaders in bereavement support services or indeed in the caring professions more broadly to do their vitally important work. It is time...
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How does OpenLearn deal with older content?
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How does OpenLearn deal with older content?

...research or events have made content outdated. We have published an article more recently on the same subject that contains more up-to-date information. An error made it through the production process. When we remove, or make a significant change to, a piece of content, we will leave a note on the content, or at the URL if the content has been removed, to explain the...
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Rosetta unexpectedly finds oxygen on comet 67P, surprising scientists
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Rosetta unexpectedly finds oxygen on comet 67P, surprising scientists

...researchers. Tracing the origin of O2 Oxygen is one of the most abundant elements in our galaxy and solar system, and we take the free molecular oxygen that makes up 20% of our atmosphere for granted with every breath. So why is finding oxygen in a comet such a big deal? Oxygen readily binds with other abundant elements such as hydrogen (H) or carbon ( C ) to form water...
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Methods in Motion: A view from a train
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Methods in Motion: A view from a train

...research methods, and is not a solely philosophical matter. The troublesome notion of ‘being in motion’ has been a theme in science for hundreds of years, and it surely reached a zenith with Einsteinian relativity. It is no exaggeration to say that Einstein put all prior scientific certainty into question. Perhaps understandably, for most of human existence people...
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