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Numbers, units and arithmetic
Science, Maths & Technology

Numbers, units and arithmetic

...types of minus sign are distinguished on many calculators. If you have a calculator handy, look at the key pad to see if you have two keys. They are often labelled and ...Numbers, units and arithmetic: Try some yourself - Activity 14 Contour lines on a map show all the points at a given height above sea level. The lines are drawn for each height at 50-metre intervals, and...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Engineering: The challenge of temperature
Science, Maths & Technology

Engineering: The challenge of temperature

...type and design of such a device, we can suppose that a company manufacturing electric water-boilers would have gone through a process similar to the solution-finding methods described in OpenLearn course T207_1 The engineer as problem-solver: the nature of problems. Recalling from there the diagram of the decision-making route (which is attached below for ease of...
Principles and practices of peace education
Education & Development

Principles and practices of peace education

...types of violence (and the fear of violence), but also the presence of social justice and institutions that support and further harmony (Cremin and Bevington, 2017). When Martin Luther King Jr talks about peace as the presence of justice he is talking about positive peace. It is not just about the absence of something (in this case racial tension), but the presence of...
Clinton / Trump: Two views of the first debate
Society, Politics & Law

Clinton / Trump: Two views of the first debate

...type. In a riff on cybersecurity, Russia and terrorism, Trump threw out vague assertions that current policy was a failure and that Clinton had been around for a long time but solved no problems; Clinton came off knowledgeable, if a little dry. Trump did seem to be losing the thread somewhat, as an answer supposed to be about addressing domestic sources of terrorism –...
What can Earth tell us about Mars?
Science, Maths & Technology

What can Earth tell us about Mars?

...type of rock found on the surface of Mars, called mudstones, contained levels of nitrogen compounds – nitrates – on a par with concentrations we see on Earth. The other elements that are considered essential for life (carbon, phosphorus, sulfur, oxygen and hydrogen) have also been detected on Mars, so perhaps it was once habitable. But the surface of Mars definitely...
Galaxies, stars and planets
Science, Maths & Technology

Galaxies, stars and planets

...types of stars. A wide variety of combinations of properties are found, such as small, cool, faint red dwarfs and large, hot, highly luminous supergiants. However, some types are more common than others and not all possible combinations of these properties are found among the stars that have been observed. Figure 12 Sizes of stars compared. The colours are indicative of...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Diagrams, charts and graphs
Science, Maths & Technology

Diagrams, charts and graphs

...TYPE OF FAMILY NUMBER OF DEPENDENT CHILDREN TOTAL (%) 1 (%) 2 (%) 3 OR MORE (%) Couple 17 37 25 79 Lone mother 6 7 6 19 Lone father 1 1* – 2 Total 24 45 31 100 * This number indicates lone-father families with two or more children. Footnotes In tables like this, the row totals and the column totals should always add up to the same number. For example, in the table...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
An introduction to leadership for school governors (Wales)
Education & Development

An introduction to leadership for school governors (Wales)

...Types of leadership: 4. Types of leadership - Leadership and Primary School Improvement includes evidence taken from a number of primary schools. It is always important to objectively consider evidence when reflecting on effective leadership. There are a number of detailed case studies included within the report, and these reflect different levels of success that can, in...