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Engineering: The challenge of temperature
Science, Maths & Technology

Engineering: The challenge of temperature

...LAS, which crystallises in hexagonal planes of atoms leading to a curious response to heat. Its expansion coefficient depends on direction within the crystal: +6.5 × 10−6 K−1 in the plane of the hexagon and −2.0 × 10−6 K−1 perpendicular to the hexagon. Yes – a negative coefficient of expansion. As the atoms spread sideways the layers can pack down into their...
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Level 2: Intermediate 40 hrs
An introduction to leadership for school governors (Wales)
Education & Development

An introduction to leadership for school governors (Wales)

...LA) or regional consortia. These other reports can provide more recent feedback on performance that reflects upon, discusses and analyses specific aspects of leadership. Activity 2: External evaluation reports Timing: Allow approximately 30 minutes Consider the following points: What external evaluation reports are available to you as a school governor, and how familiar...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Introduction to computational thinking
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to computational thinking

...La trahison des images (The Treachery of Images). The part of reality for which one creates a model or representation doesn’t need to be a static object such as a pipe or dictionary. It can also be a process or system which changes over time. In that case, the model will not only have to capture any enduring properties of interest, but also any changes in time that are...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Race and Youth Policy: working with young people
Education & Development

Race and Youth Policy: working with young people

...La Rose, and Sarah White, and they weren’t just about book selling, they were about providing the tools that communities could use to build an education movement in this country. ERIC HUNTLEY We were the first ones to import books from the States with Black images on it. We printed cards with a Black Christ. And in those days, to have photographs and pictures and...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
The ethics of cultural heritage
History & The Arts

The ethics of cultural heritage

...la Cité (Figure 1). Construction began in 1163 and was not finished until 1345, a total of 182 years. It is one of the best examples of Gothic architecture in the world. Particularly outstanding are its flying buttresses (the external stone arches supporting the main body of the church), its large and brightly coloured stained-glass rose windows, and its famous gargoyles...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
The many guises of the emperor Augustus
History & The Arts

The many guises of the emperor Augustus

...La Coruña, Spain, first century CE, Museo Arqueológico Nacional de España...The many guises of the emperor Augustus: 3.5 Roman military dress - At the opposite end of the scale to the toga, which signalled civilian life, was military dress. Activity 4 Timing: Allow around 5 minutes for this activity How might you know someone is a member of the military today?...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
‘Problem’ populations, ‘problem’ places
Society, Politics & Law

‘Problem’ populations, ‘problem’ places

...La Vida, New York, NY, Random House. Lister, R. (2004) Poverty, Cambridge, Polity Press. Macek, S. (2006) Urban Nightmares, Minneapolis, MN, University of Minnesota Press. Mooney, G. and Neal, S. (eds) (2009) Community: Welfare, Crime and Society, Maidenhead, Open University Press/Milton Keynes, The Open University. Neumayr, G. (2005) ‘The desolate city’, The American...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Cànan nan Gàidheal (Gaelic language)
Languages

Cànan nan Gàidheal (Gaelic language)

...La Tène, a chaidh ainmeachadh às dèidh làrach san Eilbheis far an do lorgadh stuth ann an cladhach airceòlach. Figear 9 Eisimpleir de dh’ealain La Tène Bha seo Ceilteach cuideachd agus thathar a’ smaoineachadh gun robh e air a sgaoileadh na b’ fharsainge. Lorgadh obair-mheatailt de stoidhle La Tène, mar eisimpleir, ann am Breatainn is Èirinn. Figear 10...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs