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Children’s experiences with digital technologies
Education & Development

Children’s experiences with digital technologies

...types of evidence, and learn about the importance of evidence when judging claims about digital technologies. When you are reading a piece of news like the two articles in the previous section, it is important to consider how the arguments are presented and how they are supported. Things to have in mind are whether what you read is considering and discussing different...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Primary science: supporting children’s learning
Education & Development

Primary science: supporting children’s learning

...phrase that has a scientific meaning). They are more sophisticated than mind maps because they reveal the conceptual understanding of the person devising the map. Pairs of concepts are connected by words and phrases along an arrow that shows the direction in which each pair should be read. An example is given in Figure 6. [Described image] Figure 6 An example of a concept...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
The science of nuclear energy
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of nuclear energy

...type of microscope that enables us to distinguish individual gold atoms. Different types of atoms combine in a number of ways to form the varying substances of matter. You might think there would need to be a huge number of different sorts of atoms to account for all the substances that exist and that can be made, but in fact there are just 118 different types of atom...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Contemporary issues in managing
Money & Business

Contemporary issues in managing

...types of managerial approaches adopted by organisations in contemporary time understand the purpose of different types of contemporary managerial approaches examine the different ways that organisations can implement these contemporary managerial approaches in the workplace...Contemporary issues in managing: Session 1: Managing through organisational culture -...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Cloning
Nature & Environment

Cloning

...types of cloning that scientists use: embryo cloning, reproductive cloning and therapeutic cloning. These methods will be explained in more detail later, but firstly, how is cloning achieved? The Scientific Process of Cloning Cloning effectively involves turning a normal cell from the body of an animal, back into an embryo. In order to do this, scientists take an egg from...
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Article 30 mins
Should the NHS try a Dutch model for social care?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Should the NHS try a Dutch model for social care?

...de-skilling by having higher protections and investment in skills development. This security includes a higher percentage of flexible workers that are represented by Dutch trade unions, including new unions designed specifically for self-employed workers. Can we go Dutch? With a £22 billion efficiency challenge and “restructuring fatigue” within health and social...
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Article 5 mins
Oliver Sacks: "Romantic, in the sense of the romantic poets"
Health, Sports & Psychology

Oliver Sacks: "Romantic, in the sense of the romantic poets"

...De Niro. But it was The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat that became his signature book. It was a series of case studies, that wouldn’t seem particularly unusual to most neurologists, but which astounded the general public. A sailor whose amnesia leads him to think he is constantly living in 1945, a woman who loses her ability to know where her limbs are, and a man...
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Article 5 mins
The 2016 race enters the home straight
Society, Politics & Law

The 2016 race enters the home straight

...de-bias. And yet, the RealClearPolitics poll average takes this one at face value, simply adding it to the pool to produce an overall average. Because of the peculiarity of the American election system, however, the national polling average is not as valuable as individual state polling. It’s the states, not the whole country, that decide the election. To be elected...
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Article 5 mins