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Introducing mammals
Nature & Environment

Introducing mammals

...carbon dioxide, nutrients and waste materials can transfer between mother and offspring. In marsupials, this contact is loose and seldom any more than a very rudimentary kind of placenta. But in some marsupials, the contact between the two sets of tissues becomes more elaborate; in the koala, for example, the structure is considered by most experts to be a true placenta,...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Fire ecology
Science, Maths & Technology

Fire ecology

...carbon dioxide), CH4 (methane) and N2O (nitrous oxide). Fire and fire management are becoming increasingly important issues for ecosystem management...Fire ecology: 1.1 The effects of fire on an ecosystem - Given the 2020 wildfires on Australia and the obvious devastation they have caused, the perception of wild fires is often that they are destructive disturbances....
Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Entrepreneuriaeth Gwledig yng Nghymru
Money & Business

Entrepreneuriaeth Gwledig yng Nghymru

...carbon isel, y ffaith ei fod yn cefnogi dyheadau Llywodraeth Cymru o ran yr economi wybodaeth ac yn helpu i ddatblygu cyrhaeddiad byd-eang cryfach i economi Cymru. Task 10: STEEP factors Adolygwch y rhestr o ffactorau STEEP ac ystyriwch pa rai sydd fwyaf arwyddocaol i'ch syniad busnes. Gwnewch eich ymarfer STEEP bach eich hun drwy edrych ar bob un o'r pum maes a nodwyd yn...
The oceans
Science, Maths & Technology

The oceans

...carbonate, HCO3− 0.41 0.140 Bromide, Br− 0.19 0.065 Borate, H2BO3− 0.07 0.026 Fluoride, F− 0.003 0.001 Sodium, Na+ 30.61 10.556 Magnesium, Mg2+ 3.69 1.272 Calcium, Ca2+ 1.16 0.400 Potassium, K+ 1.10 0.380 Strontium, Sr2+ 0.04 0.013 Quantitative analysis of the salt content in different oceans shows that although the total amount of dissolved salt varies from place...
Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Working in groups and teams
Money & Business

Working in groups and teams

...carbon emissions can be reduced. Benefits to the individual include: people can work from anywhere at any time physical location is not a recruitment issue travelling expenses and commuting time are cut relocating is unnecessary...Working in groups and teams: 8.2 Managing and facilitating virtual team processes: Guidelines for managers - Challenges for virtual groups...
Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Marketing in the 21st Century
Money & Business

Marketing in the 21st Century

...carbon? Perhaps two of the biggest international challenges facing the international marketer in the first part of the 21st century have been the opportunities and threats raised by China’s increasing economic power, and the financial crisis that at the time of writing (2013), continued to cripple the Eurozone countries. Now listen to Adrian Lindridge’s podcast in...
Exploring cells with digital fluorescence microscopy
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring cells with digital fluorescence microscopy

...carbon atoms (called aromatic rings). These molecules can absorb incoming energy (usually in the form of light). As a result of the absorption of energy, electrons within the molecules change from a resting condition called the ‘ground state’ to an ‘excited state’ on a shell further away from the nucleus for a very brief period of time. Eventually, the excited...
Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers Badge icon
Education & Development

Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers

...footprints coming all across the page, but where do you think it's gone? Here it is. One. One famished fox. Oh, famished. That's a good word. It shows that the fox hungry. Maybe it's looking for something to eat. Two. Two sly eyes. What's that fox looking at? A feather. I wonder where that's come from? It looks like that feather we found on the egg. Three. Three plump...