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Build a thunderstorm predictor
Science, Maths & Technology

Build a thunderstorm predictor

...physics teacher you might be able to test it using a Van der Graff generator, which generates a bit more static than a balloon. Do not use any other sort of electrical supply, and especially not the mains. How it works: The idea is simple. Just before a thunderstorm, the air will be highly charged with static electricity and this will collect on the unearthed bell. The...
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Activity 10 mins
What is technology?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is technology?

...physics of making a small device carry so much music is married with creative design to make an iconic must have accessory. 3. It involves organised ways of doing things. It covers the intended and unintended interactions between products (machines, devices, artifacts) and the people and systems who make them, use them or are affected by them through various processes....
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The science behind sunblocks, tanning and sunburn
Science, Maths & Technology

The science behind sunblocks, tanning and sunburn

...physical barrier to the sun: they are opaque creams or pastes that prevent virtually all light from entering the skin by reflecting and scattering UV rays. They include titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, kaolin, talc or iron oxide. A sunscreen contains chemicals that absorb the energy contained in the ultraviolet rays and reflect it away as lower-energy long-wave radiation,...
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Social Care: Past and Present
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social Care: Past and Present

...physical or mental disabilities. The album also explores how care and welfare in the community has changed over the years. This material was part of The Open University course K202 Care, welfare and community... Social Care: Past and Present A short introduction to this album. Changing communities in north Sheffield Introducing the two adjacent but distinct communities of...
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How our brain changes as we grow old: the Blood Brain Barrier breakdown
Science, Maths & Technology

How our brain changes as we grow old: the Blood Brain Barrier breakdown

...physical barrier due to the close interconnections (known as ‘tight junctions’) that are formed between endothelial cells that line brain’s microvessels. The tight junctions allow the endothelial cells to form a continuous layer, preventing any leakage from the bloodstream into the brain. Most of the molecules need to be taken up by the endothelial cells of the BBB,...
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People-centred designing
Science, Maths & Technology

People-centred designing

...physical attributes of products but increasingly it depends on an understanding of our cognitive abilities required to operate even simple products. All people studying this course will have some experience of designs that are not usable (perhaps mobile phones or car controls). This course provides you with an introduction to the principles and procedures of design...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Belfast: Racing to the top for the Grande Partenza
Health, Sports & Psychology

Belfast: Racing to the top for the Grande Partenza

...physicality of cycling creates spaces of adrenaline, endorphins and positivity. Given the latest figures released by the Department of Health, where 13% of people suffer with depression in Northern Ireland, physical activity is more important than ever to combat mental illness. Citizens and visitors to Belfast will watch a rose-tinted city as the Grande Partenza cyclists...
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Why we’re mapping a million trees and more!
Nature & Environment

Why we’re mapping a million trees and more!

...physical well-being. With all these benefits, you might think that urban trees are well documented, cared for and protected, but this couldn’t be further from the truth. Despite recent commitments to planting and spending on maintenance, urban trees are very poorly monitored and it’s not known whether the amount of urban tree canopy is increasing or decreasing [2]....
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