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Herodotus and the invention of history
History & The Arts

Herodotus and the invention of history

...resource for supplying a quick answer to our question, ‘Who is Herodotus?’, including information about why he’s important – for example, that he is the author who records the battle of Thermopylae, which was famous for being the last stand of the 300 Spartans. At the same time, you may have noticed a structure to this entry that is shared with many Wikipedia...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Child mental health: is it in crisis?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Child mental health: is it in crisis?

...resources to help support the mental health of children and young people. It is important to address mental health problems in children and young people as early onset problems often persist well into adulthood (Thompson et al., 2021). Common mental health problems for children and young people can span emotional symptoms, conduct or behavioural problems,
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Rent or buy? The challenge of access to housing
Money & Business

Rent or buy? The challenge of access to housing

...resources, valued at a point in time. They may have been accumulated over time as a result of saving (setting aside some income) or transferred between people at a point in time (for example through inheritance). A house, a car, the balance in a bank or building society account, investments, personal possessions, a piece of the London 2012 Olympic Cauldron or a Modigliani...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Metals in medicine
Science, Maths & Technology

Metals in medicine

...human health....Metals in medicine: Introduction - This free course, Metals in medicine, is comprised of two parts, which illustrate the key role metals play in medicine. The main focus of sections 1 – 3 is the role metals play in medical imaging, whereas sections 4 and 5 show how metal containing compounds play a crucial role in the treatment of many diseases including...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Basic science: understanding numbers
Science, Maths & Technology

Basic science: understanding numbers

...resource which is rapidly becoming exhausted, is unsustainable, costly, and where the empty bottles will stay buried for millennia or increasingly, they will be sent for incineration, leading to more pollution and more CO2. NARRATOR 2 Even if you're conscientious and recyclable your bottle, only about one in four water bottles actually end up being recycled, and quite...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
The Moon
Science, Maths & Technology

The Moon

...human habitation on the Moon. [Figure 1] Figure 1 a view unobtainable from the Earth, this is a 500-km-wide area centred on the lunar south pole assembled from Clementine images[.] Much of the shadow here is permanent, and corresponds to areas where strong signs of ice have been detected[.] The lunar near side is towards the top, and the far side towards the bottom...The...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Teaching secondary mathematics
Education & Development

Teaching secondary mathematics

...humanity. Mathematics as a gatekeeper: This is the most-often quoted reason for learning mathematics, which is very likely to be why Ward-Penny left it until last. Activity 1 ‘Teacher, why do we have to learn this stuff?’ Timing: Allow about 2 hours Part 1 Mathematics is a statutory part of most school curricula across the world. Which of the above reasons do you...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Difference and challenge in teams
Money & Business

Difference and challenge in teams

...human relationships and nonverbal signals and all this sort of thing. But they are, I think, part of the armory of managers. You do need that if-- because at the end of the day, for most of us, our only asset is the people around us. Laptops, phones, the desks-- that's not what makes a difference. So I think giving people some help, is really important. SUE PARR OK....
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs