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The science of nuclear energy
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of nuclear energy

...simple. ‘Not an awful lot [of radioactive material] got out of the plant – it was not Chernobyl.’ The Chernobyl nuclear disaster released 10 times as much radiation as Fukushima Daiichi. Rapid response Thomas says the quick and thorough response by the Japanese government limited radioactive exposure among the population. On 12 March, the same day as the first...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
What is Europe?
Society, Politics & Law

What is Europe?

...simple question? Look back over the discussion of Europe as a geographical area, as a sequence of ideas, association of states and set of values and see if you can reach any general conclusion. You may well have decided that it is not really possible to reach any definitive conclusion as to what Europe ‘really’ is. Geographical boundaries to the east and, to some...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Art and visual culture: medieval to modern
History & The Arts

Art and visual culture: medieval to modern

...simple enjoyment. It seems implausible that visual delight did not also form a key motive for lay patrons to commission art for their own private use...Art and visual culture: Medieval to modern: Artistic quality - The fact that a work of art had a function did not mean that artistic quality was a matter of indifference. Some artists’ guilds, such as the painters’...
Global perspectives on primary education
Education & Development

Global perspectives on primary education

...simple curriculum actually. We essentially focused on English and maths. You might say why focus on English when the children mostly didn’t speak any English. But it was the one request that we consistently got from every family is to do English. They wanted English more than maths. They wanted English more than their own language. And I think that came as a little bit...
Introduction to Planetary Protection
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to Planetary Protection

...simple device consisting of a lamp or heated rod that will emit light in the IR region. A detector then collects all wavelengths of IR radiation that have passed through the sample and converts these to wavenumbers. Each type of molecule will have a different pattern of wavenumbers, so identification can be made. Indirect methods involve rinsing a surface with a solvent,...
Beginners’ Spanish: Getting around
Languages

Beginners’ Spanish: Getting around

...simple instructions. Key learning points Prepositional phrases Prepositions of place Reviewing the verb estar to indicate location...Beginners' Spanish: Getting around: 3.1 Actividad - In this activity you are going to review some of the vocabulary that you have learned about tourist sights, as well as learn some new words. Actividad 3.1 Classify the vocabulary in the box...
Organisations, environmental management and innovation
Nature & Environment

Organisations, environmental management and innovation

...organisation using the inputs, and the outputs arising from the transformation process. A simple example might be the input of water into a car wash, the transformation of a dirty car into a clean car and the output of waste water probably containing various soaps, oils and dirt. One example of an input–output diagram is shown in Figure 11. It is produced by the Australian National Audit Office as a guide for organisations ......
Advancing Black leadership Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Advancing Black leadership

...simple terms, individuals should be judged on their merits and capacities, not on the basis of prejudices against them. The list of non-discrimination characteristics is not a fixed one, it inevitably changes over time, taking account of social developments. It includes race, sex, nationality, color, ethnicity, property, birth, and social status. More recently, it has...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs