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Understanding dyslexia Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding dyslexia

...cast our lot with learning, and learning will pull us through. But this learning process must be re-imbued with the texture and feeling of human experiences shared and interpreted through dialogue with one another. Kolb, 2014, p. 51 Constructivism Students may know all the content, but not know how to use it, or see how it interacts with the real world. Constructivism –...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to exoplanets

...aluminium oxide, or even metals, like iron. And just as clouds produce rain on Earth, clouds on hot Jupiters could produce some very exotic and unpleasant rain, perhaps even rain of molten metal. Inspired by this result, scientists decided to see if they could measure the tiny amount of light that is reflected from the cloudy atmosphere of HD 189733 b. To do this, they...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Introduction to cyber security: stay safe online Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Introduction to cyber security: stay safe online

...aluminium producers in the world, was targeted by a ransomware attack using LockerGoga which encrypted a wide range of files. Norsk Hydro had detailed plans in place and was able to limit the spread of the attack and revert to manual operation. It also had secure backups of critical files. In spite of that, the latest estimates in May 2019 put the cost at between $45.6m...
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Digital & Computing

Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST)

...aluminium producers in the world, was targeted by a ransomware attack using LockerGoga which encrypted a wide range of files. Norsk Hydro had detailed plans in place and was able to limit the spread of the attack and revert to manual operation. It also had secure backups of critical files. In spite of that, the latest estimates in May 2019 put the cost at between $45.6m...
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Education & Development

Teaching mathematics

...sand, and 3 parts aggregate. This is a ratio of 1:3:3, or it can be said that the proportion of cement is 1/7. Activity 11 Example problem: orange drink Timing: Allow 10 minutes A bottle contains 750 ml of concentrated orange squash. It is enough to make fifteen 250 ml glasses of diluted orange drink. How much water is needed to make 10 litres of this drink? Discussion...
Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
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Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding science: what we cannot know

...cast at different latitudes. Around 400 years later, Claudius Ptolemy consolidated the prevailing picture of the universe with the Earth at the centre, and the Sun and planets rotating around it every 24 hours. He also estimated the distance of the Sun as 1210 times the radius of the Earth. This geocentric view remained unchallenged for 1400 years, although Muslim...
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History & The Arts

A freelance career in the creative arts

...cast.] Taxes As a sole trader, your main taxes are income tax, which you’ve already looked at in Section 2, and National Insurance contributions (NICs). There are two categories of NIC which apply when your income exceeds a certain level: Class 2, currently payable at a weekly rate of £3, and Class 4, payable as a percentage of your profits. Both will be calculated and...
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Science, Maths & Technology

Can renewable energy sources power the world?

...casting of molten polycrystalline silicon into cube-shaped ingots, which are then cut into thin, square wafers and fabricated into complete cells in the same way as monocrystalline cells. Polycrystalline PV cells are easier and cheaper to manufacture than their monocrystalline counterparts, but are less efficient. Figure 3 The overall process of monocrystalline silicon...