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Does counting calories work?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Does counting calories work?

...systems, in which sensors measure oxygen intake and carbon dioxide exhalations. Scientists know how much energy is used during the metabolic processes that create the carbon dioxide we breathe out, so they can work backwards to deduce that, for example, a human who has exhaled 15 litres of carbon dioxide must have used 94 calories of energy. The facility’s three...
Palaeobiology: The Riddle of the Stomach Stones
Nature & Environment

Palaeobiology: The Riddle of the Stomach Stones

...think these stomach stones, or gastroliths, were used for? After looking at the evidence you can decide for yourself, then compare your conclusions with the conclusions of the experts! Hypothesis 1 - gastroliths for feeding These reptiles do not have teeth suitable for chewing and they must bolt down their prey whole or in large chunks. Therefore, the gastroliths were...
My career goal: Engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

My career goal: Engineering

...thinking skills to take on complex tasks. Here's some advice to help you get started with building tomorrow's world...Practical video materials Bending moments diagram: Other beam theory examples: Transcript Explanation of static equilibrium [iLectureOnline video]: Transcript icould links icould is a site that provides career guidance based on real world experiences,...
A Support Net: Can you help someone in need?
Health, Sports & Psychology

A Support Net: Can you help someone in need?

...think about consulting a trained therapist, friends and family, charities, community and work support, and student services. Additionally, below is a list of useful resources and helplines: Mind's information and support pages Call the Samaritans on 116 123, for free or look at the other ways of contacting them. The NHS Mental health - live well pages The NHS overcoming...
EPQs: help and tips
Education & Development

EPQs: help and tips

...think is important. It is equivalent to an A-level qualification. These articles are designed to help you if you are enrolled on an EPQ...Find out more about The Open University’s Open degree qualification. This series of articles includes help and tips from members of AstrobiologyOU, a research group at The Open University, UK. They are all researchers, and the advice...
Effective communication in the workplace Badge icon
Money & Business

Effective communication in the workplace

...system changeover. By thinking about the purpose of your meeting and the type of conversation you need to have, you can better prepare for the discussion and ensure a more constructive outcome. For example, Parminder could easily waste a week feeling defensive and arguing with team members about a system they don’t feel confident with. If she recognises that an...
Teamwork: an introduction for school governors (Wales)
Education & Development

Teamwork: an introduction for school governors (Wales)

...system of Wales as part of a wider team working towards the same goal: ensuring that children in Wales are provided with an excellent education. School governors, in effect, act as critical friends and partners to a school. Their wide-ranging work covers areas such as strategy, policy, budgeting, attainment, safeguarding, wellbeing and staffing. Although each governing...
Continuity and learning
Education & Development

Continuity and learning

...thinking – to help them form a view of the world. The research of Hodkinson and Hodkinson (2004) focuses on workers as individual learners, and how the individual is influenced by the wider culture of the workplace. Drawing on socio-constructionism, they suggest that there are four interactive dimensions of workplace learning: a worker applies prior knowledge,...
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