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Approaching plays
History & The Arts

Approaching plays

...adult; she represents the outside world within which their hut is a juvenile retreat, and a place of secrets. The rest of the scene is punctuated not only by the silences but by Joyce's calls to the two girls, and later we will see that the tension manifests itself in outright antagonism on the part of Angie...Approaching plays: 3 Stage directions - Here is a longer...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Studying mammals: Life in the trees
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: Life in the trees

...adults - are too large to fall victim to such a predator. Animals like large herbivores that are heavily predated often live in herds where their strength in numbers mean that combined efforts can help to spot or perhaps fend off predators. For the kinkajou, predation is less of a problem, and may well explain why these animals are largely solitary in their feeding....
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past
History & The Arts

History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past

...adults, and indeed in the past it was often the first book a child was given to read. In her Autobiography, written in 1855 and published in 1877, the feminist writer Harriet Martineau recalls her incessant early reading and study of the Bible (UK RED: 6622), describing how she made ‘Harmonies’ of the four gospels, and how much she was influenced by ‘the moral...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Aquatic mammals
Nature & Environment

Aquatic mammals

...adult seal and develops a thick layer of blubber. [Described image] Figure 8 Weddell seal and pup, sourced from CoolAntarctica.com Question 2 Timing: Allow about 5 minutes Can you think of a likely explanation for this change? Answer Blubber provides better insulation in the water (and the smoother coat of the adult improves its streamlining). A fur coat traps a layer of...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Why riot? Community, choices, aspirations
Education & Development

Why riot? Community, choices, aspirations

...adult, after returning to the community? What are some of the changes William describes in his ways of thinking about the world? Discussion You may be surprised that William chose such a different pathway than the one he pursued as a teenager. In his reflections, William gives different examples of decisions he made as an adult, based on his personal values, that contrast...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Learning, thinking and doing
Science, Maths & Technology

Learning, thinking and doing

...adults, including those with higher education. Detailed knowledge in many disciplines has a very limited 'shelf life' and thus it is much more important to leave initial and higher education equipped with the ability to learn new knowledge and skills when required. A recent survey of several thousand UK companies asked about attitudes to training staff and found that...
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Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs
The gut microbiome: balancing the body
Science, Maths & Technology

The gut microbiome: balancing the body

...adult body? In fact, there are only an estimated 100-400 billion stars in the Milky Way, so there are more cells in the human body than there are stars in the Galaxy! In addition to human cells, there are also another 30-100 trillion non-human cells, such as bacteria, archaea and fungi, and non-living organisms such as viruses, that live on or in the human body. These...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Exploring sport online: Athletes and efficient hearts
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring sport online: Athletes and efficient hearts

...adult when they are relaxed and resting is in the range of 55–65 beats per minute. This means that this person's heart has to beat about 60 times per minute to supply the amount of blood that the body needs. When an elite athlete is relaxed and resting, their body needs the same amount of blood as the average adult mentioned above. However, because they train to make...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs