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7 accidental discoveries that look like April Fool's Day headlines but aren't
Science, Maths & Technology

7 accidental discoveries that look like April Fool's Day headlines but aren't

...maths? Try our free course. 2. Mouldy container saves the world [mouldy petri dish] This has all the hallmarks of a classic April Fool's Day prank. After returning from a holiday in September 1928, Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming found something unusual in one of his petri dishes of Staphylococcus, the bacteria that causes boils, sore throats, and abscesses. This...
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What do scientists really do? My experience interviewing researchers
Science, Maths & Technology

What do scientists really do? My experience interviewing researchers

...maths and English literature. Looking further into the future, I want to pursue a degree in science and carry on discovering what I am most passionate about and then dedicate my career to it. Contributors: Devyani Gajjar: PhD student, School of Social Sciences & Global Studies, AstrobiologyOU Mark Fox-Powell: Research Fellow, AstrobiologyOU Oleg Kozhura: PhD student,...
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Using Talk Factory for Speaking and Listening in Classrooms
Education & Development

Using Talk Factory for Speaking and Listening in Classrooms

...maths lessons. This time, they used the app on iPads as well, and going outside for some lessons. Meera used Talk Factory in a non-fiction scheme of work, named ‘voices of our generation’ to help students to convey and justify their own opinions, and question the opinions of others, on topics such as ‘social media’ and ‘education’. Talk Factory was also used...
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Remedying the impact of school closures: be kind, thank a teacher
Education & Development

Remedying the impact of school closures: be kind, thank a teacher

...maths sing-alongs with Karim Zeroual and the CBBC’s Hacker T. Dog, and the reading we did with Oti Mabuse and Tom Hardy. Despite the celebrity names, teachers were included, patiently explaining how to sound out letters and words when there you were thinking you’d been a reading expert for years. Welcome to the world of phonics. Remedying the impact of school closures...
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Measure the Astronomical Unit and watch the Transit Of Venus
Science, Maths & Technology

Measure the Astronomical Unit and watch the Transit Of Venus

...maths for you. Back to Adam. Adam Terrific, Ok Andy, how’s it getting on can we see the picture from Egypt please? Andy It’s nearly there isn’t it? Adam There, it’s very close but you can still see a little bright bit. Andy Definitely let’s see how it looks here shall we. Adam Yes can we see the white light one from here? Again very close, very close. Andy That...
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Home education: levelling the playing field or increasing inequalities?
Education & Development

Home education: levelling the playing field or increasing inequalities?

...maths or English for progression onto college or university or two, on an interest basis, if they had an interest in the subject outside of the exam. They don't necessarily work in the same way as schools a lot of kids don't write stuff down and there you know audio learners or kinaesthetic learners. - Young person T EHE students’ unstructured and non-linear,...
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Introduction to algebra
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to algebra

...Maths Help website (http://mathshelp.open.ac.uk/). If you are interested in statistics you may like to study the free OpenLearn course, Prices, location & spread; an adapted extract from the Open University module M140 Introducing statistics...Introduction to algebra: Acknowledgements - This free course was written by the School of Mathematics and Statistics. Except for...
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Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs
Defnyddio gwaith gwirfoddol i gamu ymlaen yn y farchnad swyddi
Money & Business

Defnyddio gwaith gwirfoddol i gamu ymlaen yn y farchnad swyddi

...math o waith gwirfoddol fod o ddiddordeb iddynt, mae rhai gyrfaoedd lle mae profiad gwaith perthnasol yn gynsail...Defnyddio gwaith gwirfoddol i gamu ymlaen yn y farchnad swyddi: 1.3 Profiad gwaith 'gwirfoddol' hanfodol - I ddechrau mewn sawl gyrfa ac er mwyn datblygu, mae profiad gwaith gwirfoddol yn hanfodol. Mae Addysgu, y Gyfraith, Amgylcheddol/Cadwraeth a Gwaith...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs