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Internet of everything
Digital & Computing

Internet of everything

...variable called count. As long as the count is less than or equal to 10, it will display 'not 10 yet!' on the screen. As soon as the count is greater than 10, the structure is abandoned and the computer moves on to the next line of code. WHILE condition DO instructions (While/Do) - The WHILE logical structure is also used to create controlled loops, but in a different...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
John Napier
Science, Maths & Technology

John Napier

...de nieuwe telkonst. The calculations of Briggs and Vlacq were the essential basis of all subsequent tables of ‘common logarithms’. The work illustrated is of a later French edition of Vlacq’s shortened (seven-place) trigonometrical tables...John Napier: 6 Spreading the word about logarithms - Another person besides Briggs to recognise immediately the importance of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Difference and challenge in teams
Money & Business

Difference and challenge in teams

...many different contexts is a tool called ‘Six Thinking Hats’ popularised by Edward de Bono...Difference and challenge in teams: 6 ‘We need to stretch ourselves’ - Evelyn is a manager interested in developing her team, but worries that they may be ‘too good’ already. Listen to her plight in the audio below (a transcript is also provided). We need to stretch ourselves, but how? In a way we’re too good at this aspect of our ......
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Writing what you know
History & The Arts

Writing what you know

...de-familiarising your perceptions you will reinvigorate your writing. Here are some similar follow-up exercises that you can try when you get time. Try the same exercise on a different, but still familiar, place. You can also try it with familiar characters in your life – describe them in their absence and then take note of the things you didn't recall. Think of the...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Physical and mental health for young children
Education & Development

Physical and mental health for young children

...class of 30 children, between 3–5 of those children are likely to have asthma. Eczema is thought to affect 11% of young children and the number of children with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes is also increasing. Sickle cell anaemia is a common serious genetic chronic condition that affects children’s quality of life. Chronic conditions can have a profound impact on...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Mastering systems thinking in practice Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Mastering systems thinking in practice

...variables with many interactions, lags, feedback loops and feed forward loops, which create the possibility that new, self-organising behaviours will emerge: e.g. most large organisations, life itself. Centralised decision-making; e.g. power is concentrated among a few decision makers. Decentralised decision-making – because power is more diffuse, the numerous...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
The search for water on Mars
Science, Maths & Technology

The search for water on Mars

...classed as acidic. If the pH is greater than 7, it is classed as alkaline. Pure water has a pH of 7 and is neutral. Biological processes tend to occur towards the middle range of the pH scale, although there are organisms that can survive extremes of acidity or alkalinity...The search for water on Mars: Water’s key properties - You have now learned about a number of...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Wildfires: environmental and social entanglements
Society, Politics & Law

Wildfires: environmental and social entanglements

...variables, we try each year to improve ourselves, through experience and the use of technology, so that we may have better results. This year for example was a very difficult year. We had a long summer drought for over four months. I believe we did well, there was coordination of the services, we of course are the main axis, we are responsible for coordinating everyone...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs