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Unsolved problems in cosmology
Science, Maths & Technology

Unsolved problems in cosmology

...simple timeline of the main stages in the history of the Universe...Unsolved problems in cosmology: 1.1 The expanding Universe - The first piece of evidence for the hot big bang was the discovery in 1927 by Edwin Hubble and (independently) by Georges Lemaître that the further away galaxies are, the faster they appear to be receding from us. The apparent speed of...
Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Exploring health: is your lifestyle really to blame?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring health: is your lifestyle really to blame?

...simple terms, they believe that it is possible to quantify and therefore measure, in a research context most aspects of life. For instance: Basic descriptive statistics can often be used to describe a population by comparing, for instance, different age ranges. For example, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that around 15.1% of people aged 18 years and...
Financial methods in environmental decisions
Nature & Environment

Financial methods in environmental decisions

...simple example, if you invest £20 000 in a project for which you estimate that the positive net cash flow each year – that is, the excess of cash inflows over cash outflows – will be £5000, you expect to recover your initial investment in 20 000 divided by 5000 equals four years Even if the net cash flow varies year by year, it is just as simple to calculate the...
Extending and developing your thinking skills
Education & Development

Extending and developing your thinking skills

...simple everyday text, it provides an opportunity to exercise analytical thinking skills. The process of looking at the structure and parts of something in the way we have done here is what we mean by analysis. The text also illustrates the ideas of having a point or a case you wish to prove, and providing evidence and reasons to support it - together these form what the...
Contemporary issues in managing
Money & Business

Contemporary issues in managing

...Code breaking – learning how to apply personal resources of ‘know-how’ in working together to solve customer problems, create new opportunities and change internal procedures. Authorising – learning to make choices between options on a cost-benefit basis and gaining approval from the appropriate line authority. Diffusing – learning how to circulate and share new...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Assessment in secondary modern foreign languages
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary modern foreign languages

...simple knowledge of vocabulary and grammar structures. Therefore, monitoring and assessment strategies need to support students as they become increasingly independent users of the target language. For Grenfell and Harris, this means an emphasis on ‘learning to learn’ and approaching language learning from a different direction that focuses on the learner – their...
Child mental health: is it in crisis?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Child mental health: is it in crisis?

...simple and unambiguous (Stasiak et al., 2012). It is designed to assess children and young people aged between 4 and 17 years old and is usually completed by a parent/guardian or teacher. You will the explore the SDQ in more detail in the next activity. Activity 3 Critiquing the strengths and difficulties questionnaire Timing: Allow about 1 hour Spend some time...
Assessment in secondary mathematics
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary mathematics

...simple questions correct and use straightforward procedures. Such an interpretation is likely to be part of the poor view that society has about mathematics and many people’s reluctance to study mathematical or mathematics-related subjects at university level. As more people see mathematics as a way of thinking and modelling the world so that efficient solutions can be...