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Babylonian mathematics
Science, Maths & Technology

Babylonian mathematics

...money according to certain rules and the division of a field of given size into, say, parts of equal area. O. Neugebauer, The Exact Sciences in Antiquity pp. 44–5. The Babylonian problem-solving skills, as we infer them from the problem texts, were remarkable. The Babylonian scribe, for example, received a training in these matters far in advance of anyone in medieval...
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Forensic science and fingerprints
Health, Sports & Psychology

Forensic science and fingerprints

...money was found in the home of an early suspect, David Asbury, who had previously done some work for Ross. A latent print on the tin from the suspect Asbury's home was identified as having been made by the victim, Ross. One latent print on a Christmas gift tag from the murder scene was identified as belonging to Asbury (Figure 2). The 16 points of identification (matching...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Supporting adult learners’ positive mental health Badge icon
Education & Development

Supporting adult learners’ positive mental health

...business (Gray, Brown and Macanufo, 2010). Now also applied in social science settings, the empathy map involves a staged process of empathic imagining and can help you to empathise with the learner’s thoughts and feelings and experiences by imagining yourself in their place. Here is a model empathy map: Empathy Map Canvas. Activity 6 Communicating empathy Timing: Allow...
The athlete’s journey: transitions through sport Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

The athlete’s journey: transitions through sport

...money. All of it suddenly just stops, moving away from that, and accepting that that's kind of all over is really, really hard. Going from an environment that was full of so many emotional highs, and then going to an environment that I couldn't really resonate with. It didn't really seem familiar to me. CLARKE CARLISLE The sad fact of it is is that a cut short career is...
Supporting physical development in early childhood
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting physical development in early childhood

...Business Images/Shutterstock Figure 9: loganban/123RF Figure 10: ShutKatya / iStock / Getty Images Plus Activity 1: slide 1: Image from pxfuel release under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication; slide 2: Image by Ajale from Pixabay; slide 3: Image by Paras Seth from Pixabay; slide 4: Image by Ana Kirilova on Pexels; slide 5: Image by zheng guo from...
Introduction to Planetary Protection
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to Planetary Protection

...business people, and entrepreneurs into space – some paying vast fees to be part of the crew. [Described image] Figure 6 A launch of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 carrying crew to the International Space Station...Introduction to Planetary Protection: 1.3.2 Biohazards - A satellite returns to Earth carrying with it a mysterious extraterrestrial lifeform that is deadly to humans....
A short introduction to the English language
Languages

A short introduction to the English language

...money’s worth, you’d be given a short shrift. And anyone who laid it on with a trowel could be placed with his own petard. Of course, it’s possible other people use these words first, but the dictionary writers like looking them up in Shakespeare because there was more cross-dressing and people poking each other’s eyes out. Shakespeare’s poetry showed the world...
An introduction to school librarianship Badge icon
Education & Development

An introduction to school librarianship

...busy but calm and happy library environment. Video 1 As Nick mentioned, understanding your school’s policies and familiarising yourself with their mission statement – a formal summary of its aims and values – is instrumental in creating a focused library plan which truly reflects your school’s values. Referring to the school’s teaching and learning policy, the...