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60 Second Adventures in Astronomy: Gaia and the Killer Asteroids
Science, Maths & Technology

60 Second Adventures in Astronomy: Gaia and the Killer Asteroids

How does Gaia detect any dangerous Earth-crossing asteroids? ...Find out more about The Open University's Natural Sciences courses. Transcript Read Gerry Gilmore on how Gaia observes the obits between the Sun and the Earth for dangerous asteroids Discover how you can study physics and astronomy with The Open University
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60 Second Adventures in Astronomy: Taking a Galactic Census
Science, Maths & Technology

60 Second Adventures in Astronomy: Taking a Galactic Census

Counting stars in the sky is easy - but how do we know how far away they are?...Find out about The Open University's Natural Sciences courses. Transcript Read Gerry Gilmore on how spacecraft Gaia is designed to measure the size and shape of the Milky Way Discover how you can study physics and astronomy with The Open University
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60 Second Adventures In Astronomy: Supernovae
Science, Maths & Technology

60 Second Adventures In Astronomy: Supernovae

Learn how all the elements in the Universe were formed, and where, exactly, your favourite silver necklace comes...Find out about The Open University's Natural Sciences courses. Transcript Read Andrew Norton exploring the objects left behind by supernovae explosions Discover how you can study physics and astronomy with The Open University
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Sustainable Scotland
Nature & Environment

Sustainable Scotland

...study in Environment & Development...Sustainable Scotland: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the terms ‘sustainability’ and ‘sustainable development’ follow current debates on environmental issues understand more about measuring sustainability and footprinting consider whether dematerialisation is really happening...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Social care in the community
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social care in the community

...studying this course, you should be able to: understand the variety of caring activity within the UK for older people in the home describe care situations for older people in the home objectively identify aspects of care relationships which conform to principles of good care practice...Social care in the community: 1 Entering the world of social care - To give you an...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
How do children learn the concept of race?
Education & Development

How do children learn the concept of race?

...studies such as those published in Developmental Science, which have found differences in race-based responding in children as young as three months old and racial bias in babies as young as six to nine months of age. ...A finding in a book demonstrates that preschool children use racist language to produce harmful results, to evoke emotional reactions by victims and to...
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The family at the centre of early learning
Education & Development

The family at the centre of early learning

...studies in order to understand complex ideas – in this instance, the influence of culture on children’s learning. Finally, the course closes by looking specifically at ‘stay and play’ or ‘parent and toddler’ sessions, so that you can consider whether family learning changes as children begin to attend organised groups away from their home environment. This...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
What is the Hawthorne Effect? The one-minute guide
Money & Business

What is the Hawthorne Effect? The one-minute guide

...study failed to account for how people modify their behaviour when being observed".] [A brightly lit yellow halogen light protrudes from the left side of the image.The background is black and there is white text over it that says "the Hawthorne Effect (or the Observer Effect) suggests subjects may change their behaviour as a result of being observed as much as because of...
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