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Education & Development

English: skills for learning

...2). Which of these reading habits are similar to your own? Make some notes in the box and then read my comment. [An image of people’s reading habits contained in speech bubbles.] Figure 2 People's reading habits Comment The answer is personal to you, but you are likely to read one or more of the text types mentioned above. Reading is likely to already be part of your...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Discovering music: the blues
History & The Arts

Discovering music: the blues

...2 What makes a tradition? - Consider for a moment the music of the Beatles: a band that in the 1960s achieved an iconic status. A band like the Beatles may need little introduction, but their place, and indeed the place of their music in a tradition, may be quite hard to pin down. If you are familiar with the Beatles, you may know that they have continued to influence...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
The frozen planet
Nature & Environment

The frozen planet

...2 The temperature in the polar regions - One of the defining features of the frozen planet is the incredible cold. We will investigate the climate by comparing and contrasting temperatures from two different locations in the polar regions. Figure 2 shows the average (mean) atmospheric surface temperature from two research stations, one in the Southern Hemisphere at the...
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Level 1: Introductory 7 hrs
Culture, identity and power in the Roman empire
History & The Arts

Culture, identity and power in the Roman empire

...2 The importance of monuments and effigies in the Roman Empire in re-enforcing its ideals Roman Emperor and Empire 3 The image of the Emperor was carefully regulated to remind the provinces of his power Introducing the Roman World An overview of the origins and influence of the Roman Empire and the people who lived in its influence and under its power Mosaic from La...
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Video 33 mins
Laser cutting
Science, Maths & Technology

Laser cutting

...2% efficient, but compact). Beam is continuous or pulsed, the spot (diameter 0.01–0.30 mm) being focused on or slightly below the workpiece surface. Focusing accuracy is critical, particularly for thin, high melting point materials. Oxygen or air is the most suitable “assisting gas” for most metallic and non-metallic materials but helium, helium/argon or CO2 is used...
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Article 5 mins
Electroless plating
Science, Maths & Technology

Electroless plating

...2, hard chrome £0.2 (0.0065 cm)-1 cm–2. Gives more uniform deposits than electroplating. Operating parameters: nickel content of bath 57 g l-1 solution temperature 70–95°C solution pH 4.5–5.0 bath loading 61–245 cm2 l-1 rate of deposition 20 μm h-1 Optimum balance of bath loading can affect losses or bath solution constituents, especially sodium hypophosphate....
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Article 10 mins
Design from the inside
Science, Maths & Technology

Design from the inside

...2. We plot this behaviour on rotational graphs to explore how it changes according to the direction of applied force. [Figure 2: Comparing mechanical properties of honeycombs based on five different patterns] Figure 2: Comparing mechanical properties of honeycombs based on five different patterns We have found that different patterns can result in very different...
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Article 5 mins
A mentoring mindset (Meddylfryd mentora)
Education & Development

A mentoring mindset (Meddylfryd mentora)

...2. Over time, the relationship between mentor and mentee will change and develop. As part of this change, the mentor may move towards a coaching role. This is seen as a role more aligned with supporting someone who is beginning to take on the role and identity of a teacher: a beginner teacher who is towards the ‘autonomous’ end of the continuum. It is widely...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs