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An introduction to exoplanets Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to exoplanets

...resources may help with the maths in this section. Open the link in a new tab or window by holding down Ctrl (or Cmd on a Mac) when you click on the link. Remember to return here when you have finished. power notation (hundred, thousand, million in powers of ten) (Sections 2.2 and 2.2.1) scientific notation (for large numbers) (Sections 3.1 and 3.1.1, Activities 33 and 34...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Reading Shakespeare's As You Like It
History & The Arts

Reading Shakespeare's As You Like It

...Open University course A334 English literature from Shakespeare to Austen...Reading Shakespeare's As You Like It: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: demonstrate an understanding of some of the key speeches and scenes in Shakespeare’s As You Like It appreciate the importance and complexity of role-play in As You Like It appreciate the...
Human rights and law
Society, Politics & Law

Human rights and law

...Unreliable Evidence – The Human Rights Act’ © BBC. T Peters: [Details correct as of 7th January 2008] Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...
Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
An introduction to data and information in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to data and information in health and social care

...open a bank account, enrol on a course, shop using a loyalty card, use an electronic healthcare record (EHR) and so on. Your persona consists of all of this data, whether you're aware of it or not. That is what a ‘persona’ is: a ‘picture’ of you created by various collections of data about you, such as your finances, shopping habits, interests. How much of this...
Hybrid working: digital communication and collaboration
Digital & Computing

Hybrid working: digital communication and collaboration

...Educational Funding Council for Wales. [HEFCW logo]...Hybrid working: digital communication and collaboration: Introduction - Communication and digital collaboration skills are now essential for new ways of working, and working online. As more organisations move to permanent hybrid working, being able to connect with others, use digital tools and understand expectations...
Brexit's two tribes: can they be brought together?
Society, Politics & Law

Brexit's two tribes: can they be brought together?

...open up. Indeed, far from coming together the two tribes seem further away from each other than ever. The British public seem to think that over the next few years (whatever that means) Brexit will be bad for the UK. In a recent Opinium poll for The Observer, when asked ‘Do you think leaving the EU will ultimately be good or bad for the UK?’ 18% replied ‘very...
Learn 40 hand signals used by the Aboriginal people of the Western Australian Desert
Languages

Learn 40 hand signals used by the Aboriginal people of the Western Australian Desert

...Open and First Languages Australia, also serves to promote the local language of Kukatja, a vulnerable language with less than 1,000 current speakers. In the video, for each hand sign that the women demonstrate there is the corresponding word in Kukatja along with its English-language translation. [A truck drives through the Big Sandy Desert] A truck drives across the...
How do fire controls harm biodiversity?
Nature & Environment

How do fire controls harm biodiversity?

...open vegetation, shrubs and grasses. The chemical processes that influence biodiversity by stimulating the sprouting and blossoming of plants, fruiting and seed dispersal, are regulated partly by fires. Griselda Durigan, forestry engineer at the Forestry Institute of São Paulo, and lead-author of the study, published in the journal Science Advances, says ceasefire...