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Inheritance of characters
Science, Maths & Technology

Inheritance of characters

...composition. Chromosomes can be regarded as strings of genes arranged along their length, rather like beads on a thread. Each gene consists of a short section of the DNA that runs the full length of each chromosome. Genes direct our characters, such as eye colour, and also the processes that go on inside us, from the small-scale processes of cell division to the...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Critically exploring psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Critically exploring psychology

...Composition What makes up x? Descriptive-comparative Is x different to y? Relationship Is there an association between x and y? Causal Does x lead to y? Causal-comparative Does x cause more change in y than z does? Causal-comparative interaction Does x cause change under certain conditions? Activity 3 So, trying to find out what makes people happy will use a different...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Understanding devolution in Wales
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding devolution in Wales

...sang a poem about the Assembly written by a Carmarthen schoolboy, Aaron Pritchard. For the politicians, a sense of history – and humility. ALUN MICHAEL The low turnout in the Assembly elections shows that many people are still at best agnostic about the value of the Assembly. We must convince people – by the way we conduct ourselves, and by the decisions we take –...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Additive manufacturing
Science, Maths & Technology

Additive manufacturing

...composites and fabrics. Organic materials include wood, stone, bone and leather. * Measurement: The act of determining the size, amount or value of something with an appropriate instrument. * Melting: When a material exposed to an increase in temperature turns from a solid to a liquid. * Metals: Materials comprising elements in the periodic table that have loosely bound...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Janis Joplin and the Sexual Revolution
History & The Arts

Janis Joplin and the Sexual Revolution

...sang about love, sex, and relationships from positions of power and control, while the aggressive sound of the music, produced by amplified electric guitars, affirmed a dominating masculine sexuality. Women’s position within rock music has been particularly fraught and they were generally pushed into marginal or hidden spaces...Janis Joplin and the Sexual Revolution:...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
The family at the centre of early learning
Education & Development

The family at the centre of early learning

...sang to her daughter and her own childhood experiences. Others will be less obvious or may take you more time to reflect on. Try to keep these in mind and return to them as you work your way through the course. The family and the culture surrounding it are in many respects the foundations of children’s learning and so the connections are more deep-seated than we at...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Cefnogi datblygiad plant
Education & Development

Cefnogi datblygiad plant

...DU http://www.worldbookday.com/ Her Darllen yr Haf https://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/ Stori Sydyn yng Nghymru http://readingwales.org.uk/ cy/ stori-sydyn/ Stori Sydyn yn y DU https://readingagency.org.uk/ adults/ quick-guides/ quick-reads/ Sefydliadau sydd yn annog darllen er pleser Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru http://readingwales.org.uk/ cy/ www.gwales.com Llenyddiaeth Cymru...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Exploring the history of prisoner education Badge icon
History & The Arts

Exploring the history of prisoner education

...composite black and white illustration features a range of scenes from Portland life. Framed at upper centre are prisoners threshing in a field. Other scenes show them digging, cleaning, stone-cutting, and returning in formation from their day’s outdoor work.] Figure 6 Convict life at Portland. Illustration for The Graphic, 31 March 1883. Portland Prison was opened in...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs