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Introducing Virgil’s Aeneid
History & The Arts

Introducing Virgil’s Aeneid

...write epic poetry in Latin was a translation of the Odyssey into the Latin language by Livius Andronicus in the mid third century bce. Although only fragments of this survive, the fact that Livius chose to translate a Greek epic poem shows the strong association between the genre and Greek culture. However, it wasn’t long before Roman poets began to tell the stories of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Earthquakes
Science, Maths & Technology

Earthquakes

...write to The Times describing its effects (Figure 8). All UK earthquakes occur at shallow depths; the greatest recorded depth is 42 km. Figure 8 Charles Dickens' letter about the 1863 Hereford earthquake. You will have seen in Activity 2 that most earthquakes are associated with certain features of the Earth's solid surface – mid-ocean ridges, ocean trenches, and some...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Training for speed and power in sport and fitness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Training for speed and power in sport and fitness

...write them in the box below. What is speed? What is power? What sports/activities require speed and power? Discussion Speed can be defined as a measure of the rate of motion and is therefore the distance travelled divided by the time taken to travel that distance (Murray and Kenny, 2016). Power is a measure of the rate at which energy is transferred – that is, power is...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Understanding economic inequality
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding economic inequality

...Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence. The material acknowledged below is Proprietary and used under licence (not subject to Creative Commons Licence). Grateful acknowledgement is made to the following sources for permission to reproduce material in this free course: Images Course image: SolStock/Getty Images Figure 5: Boris Johnson © LEON...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
The social nature of being human
Society, Politics & Law

The social nature of being human

...writing this course in 2018, pretty much appears to consume Britain’s Labour Party. But is that still the case at the time of your reading this material? You may find it worthwhile to reflect on this.) For something that is of no apparent immediate concern for Britain, the Israeli–Palestinian conflict tends to generate unique intensity in debates. What we often have...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
The family at the centre of early learning
Education & Development

The family at the centre of early learning

...write a couple of sentences in the box below, about what strikes you about Viola’s learning experiences with her family. Comment Observations from the clip You probably noted that, outside nursery, Viola is involved in a wide range of learning experiences both with her parents and her grandparents. These activities involve play both indoors and outdoors, as well as...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Reading visual images
Society, Politics & Law

Reading visual images

...write that there are ‘five cows’ a French person will not recognise this as the same as ‘cinq vaches’. Think again about a photograph of a cow. If we show it to the French person, they will recognise it immediately as ‘une vache’. An English person will recognise it immediately as a cow. A picture of five cows means the same thing in both languages. Now, does...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Digital innovation in social care and social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Digital innovation in social care and social work

...write up their views. Mind of My Own sends you a PDF of what they said. A young person can sign up to their own account on One App and use it anytime they want. It helps them structure their thoughts and say what they need to say. They get to choose who to send their views to so they are always in control. Get the Mind Of My Own apps, and open up new possibilities for...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs