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Why do volcanoes erupt?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why do volcanoes erupt?

...with The Open University: Volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis. This course extract is adapted from Block 3, Internal Processes, of the course Geology (S260) which ceased presentation in 2009. Good news: There are still lots of ways to study geology at the University It was originally made available more widely as part of the Rough Science: Colorado content on Open2.net...
Plato, opinions and the statues of Daedalus
History & The Arts

Plato, opinions and the statues of Daedalus

...open to challenge. Here, however, I want to investigate how Plato’s view of knowledge might help to explain why he chooses to write dialogues, rather than essays, and why Plato’s Socrates is so reluctant to offer answers to the questions that he poses. Plato’s view of knowledge could certainly help to explain Socrates’s reluctance to answer his own questions. By...
The animals are rebelling because they are dying. And we should too. Lessons from a modern-day fable
Nature & Environment

The animals are rebelling because they are dying. And we should too. Lessons from a modern-day fable

...resources (jobs, services etc.) who should be feared and shunned. Similarly, they are often moved on, and increasingly become the targets for violent attack (including the UK and other European countries). So based on this modern-day fable of Siberian polar bears, what else does this tell us about human morality and our future on the planet? To explore this further,...
An introduction to visualising development data
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to visualising development data

...education, or health. If the “scoring system” is fair, it should also provide us with a means of comparing one country or region with another, even if those countries have different sizes of population or cover different land areas. Transcript Making comparisons the fair way Making comparisons in a fair way is one of the major aims of statistics. According to Hans...
Cynorthwywyr addysgu: Cymorth ar waith
Education & Development

Cynorthwywyr addysgu: Cymorth ar waith

...Educational Research Journal, cyf. 25, rhif 2, tt. 245–258. Hancock, R. (2012) ‘The pastoral pedagogy of teaching assistants’, yn Cole, T., Daniels, H. a Visser, J. (gol.) The Routledge International Companion to Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, Llundain, Routledge. Hancock, R. a Colloby, J. (2013) ‘Ten titles and roles’, yn Hancock, R., Collins, J. a...
Everyday maths 1 (Northern Ireland)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 1 (Northern Ireland)

...Open University digital badge. The badge is a great way to demonstrate your interest in the subject. What you learn by completing the course will really help if you wish to enrol on a formal qualification. Once you are signed in, you can manage your digital badges online from your OpenLearn Profile. In addition, you can download and print your OpenLearn Statement of...
An introduction to minerals and rocks under the microscope
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to minerals and rocks under the microscope

...inadvertently overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. 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...
Animals at the extremes: polar biology
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: polar biology

...Open University Figure 2 (a) The arctic fox; (b) The subspecies of reindeer Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus Only two species of terrestrial mammal occur naturally throughout the year on Svalbard (although a few others have been introduced by humans during the past century). Figure 2a shows the arctic fox (Alopex lagopus), which also occurs throughout the Arctic, and in...