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Health and safety in the laboratory and field
Science, Maths & Technology

Health and safety in the laboratory and field

...humans and animals. These are known as carcinogenic (Ca) substances and under CHIP are divided into three categories: categories 1 and 2 are defined as toxic, e.g. benzene; category 3 is defined as harmful – this is often applied to chemicals that are suspected as being carcinogenic, e.g. dichloromethane. 7.1.3 Mutagenic chemicals This is the term given to substances...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
General principles of cellular communication
Science, Maths & Technology

General principles of cellular communication

...humans) having many more such genes than invertebrate species (Table 1). Whole genome duplication events, such as those that occurred in the evolution of vertebrates between 550 and 450 million years ago, were responsible for these marked differences. However, the correlation between complexity and number of genes involved in signalling is not a strict one. Thus, while a...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Understanding children: babies being heard
Education & Development

Understanding children: babies being heard

...human contact. Severely disabled babies are not routinely now ‘left to die’ and can develop their own potential. The importance of human contact, love and stimulation for all babies is now well established. [‘I made sure I cuddled him lots so he got used to me as I was not there all the time once I was released from hospital.’] (parent)...Understanding children:...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Supporting older people with learning disabilities and their families
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting older people with learning disabilities and their families

...human being here, and this human being might have something that’s bothering them. Let’s check. Let’s do some checks. BEN: The withdrawal thing I’ve seen personally before. And then when you find families in these situations and you try to engage with them, they don’t want to engage. They’ve had enough of engaging. And these people and their families are...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Water for life
Nature & Environment

Water for life

...human activities interact with the water cycle can have devastating consequences for all forms of life. These range from the very large scale - for example, the effects of the movement of large volumes of water in a tsunami - to the molecular scale and the ability of water to dissolve solids, such as agricultural fertilisers (Figure 1). [Figure 1] Figure 1 (a) A tsunami...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Using film music in the classroom
Education & Development

Using film music in the classroom

...Resources in Section 5.2...Using film music in the classroom: 1.5.2 Resources - Resources on film music can be difficult to come by. There has been a gradual increase in the range and number of books available, and the bibliography you can get by clicking on the link below should help guide you towards useful texts. Click 'View document' to open Indicative film music...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Am I ready to be a distance learner?
Education & Development

Am I ready to be a distance learner?

...resources to address your worries...Am I ready to be a distance learner?: 2 Do I have the right skills for study? - [Described image] Having found the time to study it is important to review your study skills. Learning is a journey and distance learners in particular need to draw on a range of skills to help them on their way. Activity 2 will support you in reflecting on...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Health and wellbeing in the ancient world
History & The Arts

Health and wellbeing in the ancient world

...human body, and other aspects of ancient life. You'll discover ancient Greece and Rome in full, from the public to the personal, and from army and urban life to the lived experience of women and children. Using evidence on the hair and face, the eyes, the digestive system, the organs of reproduction and the feet, you'll explore topics with which society still wrestles,...
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Level 1: Introductory 18 hrs