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Introduction to ecosystems
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to ecosystems

...account vulnerability to predators, the location of food and temperature regulation? Watching flying foxes SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH Gliding from branch to branch was a comparatively small step for tree living mammals, but there was one group of them that made a truly gigantic leap. Their arms changed into wings. The shoulders, the elbow, the wrist remain much the same, but...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Supporting adult learners’ positive mental health Badge icon
Education & Development

Supporting adult learners’ positive mental health

...accounts of their experiences of stigma and mental health can stimulate personal memories or feelings that may be upsetting. If you think this may be the case for you, skip to the next section. James’s experience of challenging attitudes After listening to James’s comments take a look back at your list from Activity 1 to see if you have noted anything similar to the...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Exploring a Romano-African city: Thugga
History & The Arts

Exploring a Romano-African city: Thugga

...account the chronology of the site and its monuments. The following table lists the public buildings and monuments of Thugga which are securely dated by inscriptions and gives the date (as near as possible) of construction along with an assessment of how African or Roman they are. DATE (AD) BUILDING ROMAN? AFRICAN? REASON late Tiberius (14–37) Temple of Caesar Imperial...
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Level 3: Advanced 14 hrs
Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period
History & The Arts

Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period

...account of the commentator would come a calm and clinical voice saying ‘Square One’ or ‘Square Four’ and you knew just where you were! (Skinner and Purchase, 1989, pp. 169–71) Specimen answer The first major difference that I could spot was the family- and home-centred experience of listening in the autobiography, compared with the (unwanted) communal experience...
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Level 3: Advanced 14 hrs
The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present
History & The Arts

The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present

...account of the conflict between the Spartans and Athenians. * Wenlock Games An annual sporting festival held in Much Wenlock (Shropshire) since 1850. * Zanes Bronze statues of Zeus located in the Altis area of Olympia. They were erected with money from fines imposed on those who violated the rules of the Games. * Zeus The Ancient Greek god of sky and thunder. He was...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Working with young people: roles and responsibilities
Education & Development

Working with young people: roles and responsibilities

...account of the strong feelings that young people have. In order to achieve this, workers need to develop an ability to deal with strong feelings in others, and this means being comfortable with their own feelings. In other words, being able to ‘recognise what I am feeling so that it doesn't interfere with my thinking’ (Orbach, 1999)...Working with young people: roles...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Sound for music technology: An introduction
Science, Maths & Technology

Sound for music technology: An introduction

...account for the region to the right of the diagram. [Figure 5 (a)] Figure 5a Pattern of pressures for Activity 8 For a pressure wave created by a particular tuning fork, the distance from one high-pressure region to the next is fixed. A different tuning fork (that is, one that vibrates at a different rate) will produce a different separation of high- and low-pressure...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
The gut microbiome: balancing the body
Science, Maths & Technology

The gut microbiome: balancing the body

...accounts) that these may provide some benefit in specific intestinal disorders. To date, there has been no scientific evidence to indicate that there is any benefit to healthy individuals taking probiotics (Jabr, 2017). You are going to finish off this OpenLearn course by learning about a slightly less palatable way to improve the health of the gut microbiome – faecal...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs