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The solar system and the night sky
Education & Development

The solar system and the night sky

...system and the night sky. I am fascinated by the planets, stars, and moons we have in our solar system and how they all differ. For example, planets can have different atmospheres and are made up of different materials and gases, some stars shine brighter than others and many moons can orbit one planet. I would consider studying the OpenLearn courses below to help me...
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Science, Maths & Technology

Moons of our Solar System

...System came to be. WILLIAM BOTTKE When you think about our Moon, it probably has the most complete and clear history available of the last four and a half billion years of Solar System evolution. There’s really no other world like it. NARRATOR Moons may hold the answer to our eternal question, are we alone? ROBERT PAPPALARDO Are there places in the Solar System, where...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Explore your digestive system
Nature & Environment

Explore your digestive system

An interactive exploration of how the digestive system works...Take it further Try one of our delicious recipes. Discover the new approach to health offered by healthy living centres.
Designing interactive systems for dogs
Digital & Computing

Designing interactive systems for dogs

...systems from a user-centred perspective so important for professional dogs?...[Dog holding a phone in her mouth] Dogs are incredibly adaptable and can be trained to do almost anything, including using a range of interactive technology, for example the kind we have in our homes (washing machine, telephone, light switches, etc.). However, anyone would struggle and...
Democracy? You think you know?
Education & Development

Democracy? You think you know?

...systems...Democracy? You think you know?: 1 Is democracy really such a good thing? - Politics is vital to all of our lives. The way our schools and businesses are run, how we travel and make a living, even how we see ourselves – it all depends on political decisions. And we are all democrats today. We have elections, parties compete, we vote, and the winners govern us....
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Extending and developing your thinking skills
Education & Development

Extending and developing your thinking skills

...thinking skills, will introduce you to a variety of thinking skills. Asking and answering questions is at the heart of high-quality thinking. Questions naturally arise from the desire to know and learn about things and may be the starting point for a journey of understanding...Diagrams, mind-maps, tables, graphs, time lines, flow charts, sequence diagrams, decision trees:...
Sound Systems: Listening to music together
History & The Arts

Sound Systems: Listening to music together

...systems...The technology we use to make and especially to listen to music has been constantly evolving ever since human beings started engaging with music. Putting together larger groups of musicians and singers and making acoustic instruments louder certainly helped to increase the potential numbers of listeners to live music, but major changes took place in the...
Out for the count: the mathematics of voting systems
Science, Maths & Technology

Out for the count: the mathematics of voting systems

...system of all?...Democracy relies on fair and free elections, but how does the voting system affect the outcome? Across the UK and the world, different systems are used: the Additional Member System for the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Senedd, the Single Transferable Vote for the Northern Irish Assembly, the Alternative Vote for Irish presidential elections, and First...