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Engineering: The nature of problems
Science, Maths & Technology

Engineering: The nature of problems

...physical modelling; mathematical modelling; iteration; use of reference data; refining an engineering specification identify when models are likely to be useful and when they are no longer valid recognise and distinguish between the following technical terms: differential equation; simultaneous equation; boundary condition; constraint; finite element analysis (FEA);...
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Level 2: Intermediate 40 hrs
Children’s experiences with digital technologies
Education & Development

Children’s experiences with digital technologies

...physical or digital artefacts (pen and paper, computers, etc.). Due to these complexities: … education as opposed to other disciplines such as medicine and agriculture, has been less concerned with evaluating different pedagogical approaches and determining their impact on learning outcomes. (Herodotou et al., 2019) In other words, less emphasis has been given on...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Introduction to adolescent mental health Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introduction to adolescent mental health

...physical and social development occurring within particular settings. This course examines what happens roughly between the ages of 10 and 19. This period of time in a young person’s life is sometimes called adolescence. The statistics you just looked at showed the situation in 2017. Did you perhaps ask yourself, ‘is that better or worse than previous years?’, and...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Exploring sport coaching and psychology Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring sport coaching and psychology

...Physical Education (ICSSPE). Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see terms and conditions), this content is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence. The material acknowledged below is Proprietary and used under licence (not subject to Creative Commons Licence). Grateful acknowledgement is made to the...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
An introduction to energy resources
Nature & Environment

An introduction to energy resources

...physical resources, for example metals in ores, water supplies and building stone, depend on using energy to extract, process and transport them. In effect, the ability to extract and use the Earth's physical resources depends on whether there is a ready supply of energy at the right price. If there were a limitless supply of cheap energy we could turn the entire stock of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
The secret history of teenage bedrooms
Education & Development

The secret history of teenage bedrooms

...physical abuse, so you get the sense that when he writes that it’s like a safe haven for him he really means it. But of course when you flip forward to the ‘70s Wilson had a bit of a notorious nervous breakdown where he spent a good 10 years, this is when he’s an adult mind you, but spent a good 10 years just in his room watching TV, eating junk food and snorting...
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Article 10 mins
How can you turn desert into farmland?
Nature & Environment

How can you turn desert into farmland?

...physical, chemical, and biological components of the soils”. Geology, topography, climate, vegetation, human activity, and time shape these factors and, in turn, determine soil fertility, biodiversity, nutrient recycling, physical structure, carbon retention, and other ecological functions that make for soil health. Building resilience in healthy soils means managing...
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Article 20 mins
10 incredible people whose stories you'll find on OpenLearn
History & The Arts

10 incredible people whose stories you'll find on OpenLearn

...physics at a university in Europe. She was also the first woman to be offered an official teaching position at a university in Europe. However, these positions were said to be honorary and not intended to set a precedent for other women. Bassi was not allowed to participate in the day to day business of the academy and while the university professorship was created...
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Article 15 mins