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School geography: Exploring a definition
Education & Development

School geography: Exploring a definition

...children (and indeed, the ways schools serve wider societal goals). Thus, the student voice is important and the subject can seem fragmented and distant. See what one student, Jessica, had to say by clicking on 'view document' below. View document Wider and deeper considerations are also important. In a significant article, Bill Marsden points out some of the dangers of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
How do fire controls harm biodiversity?
Nature & Environment

How do fire controls harm biodiversity?

...researchers used satellite images to determine changes in vegetation, and in the amount of carbon dioxide absorbed in different areas of a small city in El Cerrado the commune Aguas de Santa Barbara. They confirmed that a policy banning human-caused fires between 1986 and 2015 encouraged the growth of denser forest. This led to an increase, by 1.2 tons, of the carbon...
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Article 5 mins
The Internet at 40
Science, Maths & Technology

The Internet at 40

...research into Second Life: Cyber-Archaeologies, Heritage and Virtual Communities. The interviews are presented by radio journalist Penny Boreham... The Internet at 40 A short introduction to this album. A brief history of the future Professor John Naughton of The Open University reveals some of the key players in the history of the internet, and explores some of the...
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Audio 1 hr 33 mins
Ever Wondered About... Pancakes?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ever Wondered About... Pancakes?

...centre of your pancake burning while the edges stay raw. Metals like copper are best for this, but watch out for copper handles that aren’t insulated — it’s easy to cook your hand along with the dinner! Just from the colour of the yolk of an egg, you may be able to work out something about the diet of the hen that laid it. A hen fed yellow corn will lay eggs with a...
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Article 5 mins
Spray diagrams
Science, Maths & Technology

Spray diagrams

...centre and the ideas arrange around that theme showing the connections or associations between the ideas. Sometimes it is useful to introduce a small number of sub-themes into which your subsequent ideas group. Elements A title describing the purpose of the diagram. Central circle for the main theme or topic. Blobs (not perfect circles) for sub-themes or sub-topics...
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Video 10 mins
Stay connected: supporting people with learning disabilities to use technology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Stay connected: supporting people with learning disabilities to use technology

...centred support that is informed by a good understanding of both technology and the person with a learning disability who is being supported. Providing personalised support Transcript. We want to empower people obviously through what we do, to support people to understand and gain the skill. Understanding what technology can offer Transcript. I’d say just for...
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Video 1 hr
Sound Systems: Listening to music together
History & The Arts

Sound Systems: Listening to music together

...centred on an interview with Clive Spring in which he recounts his own personal listening experiences from childhood in the Caribbean to adulthood in the United Kingdom, mainly focused on sound systems including Soprano B, Quaker City, and Jah Shaka. The richness of detail in Clive's account includes reflections on the technology, some of the social factors around sound...
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Article 5 mins
Compassion and care: staff experiences of death, the role of bereavement policies in higher education
Health, Sports & Psychology

Compassion and care: staff experiences of death, the role of bereavement policies in higher education

...Researchers have known for some time that the way employers treat their staff can have a huge impact on their mental health and wellbeing, especially around life events. Paid employment can impact health and wellbeing positively by generating a sense of self identity and purpose, the act of being in paid work itself can be seen as psychologically beneficial (DWP, 2006)....
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Article 5 mins