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An introduction to geology
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to geology

...public buildings and in public spaces. MARCUS BADGER: Sometimes retailers will use rocks to convey subtle messages about the quality of their wares. Let’s go see what we can find. ANNE JAY: Come on! Come and have a look at this. So, this is a beautiful igneous rock. So what "igneous" means is that the rock was actually molten. This rock was once a liquid. And it cooled...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Basic science: understanding experiments
Science, Maths & Technology

Basic science: understanding experiments

...health and safety with hot objects. OK, so let's see. And the weight's gone down to 98 grams. So I'll record that. After one minute, 98 grams. Now I'll pop it back in and give it another minute. [DING] That's another minute up, so I'll do another measurement. It now weighs, oh, 84 grams. I'm just going to give it one more minute and see if the weight continues to fall....
Reading Shakespeare's As You Like It
History & The Arts

Reading Shakespeare's As You Like It

...public haunt [cut off from the crowds] / Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, / Sermons in stones, and good in everything’. Is Jaques implicitly criticising the Duke here? And himself? What is ‘All’s the world’s stage’ but a collection of wise sayings and examples? Jaques’s cynical approach owes much to contemporary verse satire, a genre which...
Teachers sharing resources online
Education & Development

Teachers sharing resources online

...publications, technology has greatly expanded the possibilities. The internet, social media, blogs, wikis and other tools have enabled educators to develop truly personalised networks, connecting with peers and other experts across the globe on a variety of levels, in their particular areas of interest (see, for example, Kelleher and Hutchinson, 2010; Okada et al., 2012)....
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
How teams work
Money & Business

How teams work

...public, whereas an accounting department within a larger organisation is supplying a service to other parts of the organisation. The purpose of the operational team is usually specified in terms of the level of service or the quality of the goods supplied. Operational teams usually have well-defined roles and responsibilities. While the idea of team roles is typically...
Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Start writing fiction: characters and stories
History & The Arts

Start writing fiction: characters and stories

...publication. To start writing fiction also means to develop your faculty of self-criticism. A great part of writing fiction is knowing how, why and when you should edit your own work. This is just one of the points at which honesty enters the equation of writing. The more ruthless you can be about your own work, the better it will be...Week 3: Writing is editing: 3.2.1...
Exploring educational leadership
Education & Development

Exploring educational leadership

...public spending led to the shelving of Bedford’s reorganisation plans due to projected costs of £340 million plus, which they could no longer afford. Now, finally, Margaret Beaufort joined the Federation. Hugh Carr-Archer: So let me start with the new governors from Margaret Beaufort Middle School. I want to welcome new governors now. Margaret Beaufort Middle School...
Getting started with German 2
Languages

Getting started with German 2

...Public Domain Images onPixabay Section 8, Activity 10: Tea: Image by congerdesign from Pixabay Section 8, Activity 10: Coffee: Image by gadost0 from Pixabay Section 8, Activity 10: Meat platter: Image by congerdesign from Pixabay Section 8, Activity 10: Orange juice: Image by Jan Vašek from Pixabay Section 8, Activity 10: Jam: Image by Michal Jarmoluk from Pixabay...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs