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Rhyolite
Science, Maths & Technology

Rhyolite

...Open University's Science courses and qualifications Rhyolite is a fine-grained extrusive igneous rock or volcanic rock. It is pale coloured, often light grey, tan or pinkish. Rhyolite is made up of quartz and feldspar crystals, and occasionally contains some mafic (dark coloured) minerals. Usually the crystals are too small to see without magnification, but occasionally...
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Write around the world - the map!
History & The Arts

Write around the world - the map!

...Open University's Creative writing courses and qualifications. _ Discover birthplaces and resting-places of authors and the stories behind their books. Go long-haul to a palace in 11th century Japan, and staycation in a converted garage in 20th century Wales. Peep into writers’ bedrooms and studies to imagine them at work. Explore the extraordinary places that have...
Building Stories
Science, Maths & Technology

Building Stories

...Open University's Design and Innovation qualification. In the interactive you will meet Sir Roger Foster and get to know his building for the Wills, Faber and Dumas Headquarters in Ipswich. The secrets of Sir Terry Farrell's MI6 Building in London will be revealed, and Sir Richard Rogers will show you around his Senedd, the Welsh Assembly building in Cardiff. Each story...
The Romantics
History & The Arts

The Romantics

...Open University course A230 Reading and studying literature... Romantic authorship Professor Andrew Bennett discusses the idea of authorship. The self How did Romantic writers represent ‘the self’? Wordsworth and De Quincy Bill Greenwell adapts one of Wordsworth’s poems ‘To daffodils’ in the voice of Thomas De Quincy. Romantic timelines What is the impact of...
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Iceland: ridge, plume and basalt
Science, Maths & Technology

Iceland: ridge, plume and basalt

...Open University course S339, Understanding the continents... Iceland: ridge, plume and basalt A short introduction to this album. Volcanism in the western riftzone Basalt, Icelands basic building block of the western rift zone Tectonic forces Evidence of Icelands crustal stretching. Volcanism in the eastern riftzone Examining Icelands 1480AD fissure eruption. New land on...
Online Rights and the Law
Science, Maths & Technology

Online Rights and the Law

...on the net. It also explores who owns the information we publish when we create an online account. This material forms part of the Open University course TU100 My digital life... Why do the media need your help? Online media and freedom of information Does the online Generation have anything to worry about? Are we still legally considered citizens, when we’re online?...
Introducing Health Sciences: Breast Screening
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing Health Sciences: Breast Screening

...Open University course SDK125 Introducing health sciences: a case study approach... Introducing Health Sciences: Breast Screening A short introduction to this album Having a mammogram Find out exactly what happens when women have a mammogram. Follow up clinic Follow one woman's experience when a mammogram does not give clear results. Analysing Mammograms Step inside the...
Postcolonial English
Languages

Postcolonial English

...Open University course U214 Worlds of English... English in Post colonial India After nearly 200 years of colonial riule in India did the indigenous citizens still want the English language? English in Post colonial Singapore In Singapore English was adopted as one of the official languages after independence to try and bring together the countries. English in Post...