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Seven Wonders of the Microbe World
Science, Maths & Technology

Seven Wonders of the Microbe World

...human race with the technological advances of genetic engineering and nitrogen fixation, the vision of life on Mars, the life-saving properties of antibiotics and food preservation, along with the wonderful taste of beer. Using expert commentary, animation and stylised visuals, these videos provide an engaging introduction to microbiology, by examining the impact microbes...
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Audio 28 mins
A brief history of communication: hieroglyphics to emojis
Languages

A brief history of communication: hieroglyphics to emojis

...human communication has always drawn on different types of expressive resources to complement and modulate the language we use – and emojis are just a recent example of this. Activity 3 Translating emoji language Timing: Allow approximately 15 minutes One of the main differences between emojis and full writing systems like the alphabet is that emojis have a very limited...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Principles and practices of peace education
Education & Development

Principles and practices of peace education

...resources carefully and made the humanity of the Uyghur clear to the students. Hope is evident in the students’ thoughtful responses to the discussion and their concern for the issues raised. As well as this, Headteacher Sarah Beagley reminds the students that they are empowered to work together to do something about such terrible things happening in the world...Session...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
The impact of online media reporting of family crimes on children
Health, Sports & Psychology

The impact of online media reporting of family crimes on children

...Human Rights (ECHR), incorporated into UK law via the Human Rights Act 1998, guarantees the right to respect for private and family life (Human Rights Act 1998; European Convention on Human Rights, 1950). This right is frequently invoked in cases where public reporting of a parent’s or family members sentencing may result in undue harm to their children or family life....
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Article 5 mins
Wales: Music Nation with Huw Stephens collection
History & The Arts

Wales: Music Nation with Huw Stephens collection

...resources inspired by the TV series...Find out more about The Open University’s music courses  Co-produced by BBC Cymru Wales and The Open University, Wales: Music Nation with Huw Stephens follows presenter, DJ and music fanatic Huw Stephens as he delves deep into the surprising and varied story of music in Wales. To celebrate the series, we've compiled this...
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Article 5 mins
Battle of Thermopylae
History & The Arts

Battle of Thermopylae

...human impact on the environment, particularly deforestation and intensive agriculture, often seems to have led to changes in the landscape. A consequence of this change is that maps of the modern world do not necessarily accurately show the landforms and coasts of the ancient world and the change can be significant. Scholars are now using digital tools to create more...
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Activity 5 mins
Reading: re-asserting the potency of the personal
Education & Development

Reading: re-asserting the potency of the personal

...human connections between readers and texts and to make the life-to-text and text-to-life moves which are core to reading in the real world. A balance needs to be wrought between teaching the skills of decoding and comprehension and fostering reading for pleasure. Such reading is essentially volitional, intrinsically motivated, child-directed and choice-led. It has making...
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Article 10 mins
The Anniversary of D-Day
Miscellaneous

The Anniversary of D-Day

On the 6th June 1944 the Allied invasion of Normandy began. This year marks the 80th Anniversary of 'D-Day' so we've put together a great range of resources on the Second World War...To mark the anniversary, we've compiled some of our Second World War resources...
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Article 5 mins