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OpenLearn supports Get Online Week
Education & Development

OpenLearn supports Get Online Week

...simple starting point with some recommended resources, but there are thousands of courses, interactives, video and articles to explore if you have the chance. What is OpenLearn? This short animation explains more about OpenLearn and how to use it to your benefit. Our FAQs will cover any other questions you might have. Transcript Make the most of your time online, develop...
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60 second adventures in economics: The Paradox Of Thrift
Society, Politics & Law

60 second adventures in economics: The Paradox Of Thrift

...Simple. At least in the long run... But then a "live-fast-die-young" kinda chap called John Maynard Keynes cheerfully pointed out that “in the long run we're all dead”. So, to avoid the misery of unemployment, the government should instead spend money to create jobs. Whereas if the government tightens its belt when people and businesses are doing the same, less is...
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Be a Lab Rat
Science, Maths & Technology

Be a Lab Rat

...simple Lab Rats science for you to try...Click on the download icon - pdf or word format - next to the challenge you want to face. [Instructions to test your frisky factor (as Adobe Acrobat download)] Take our bedroom challenge - what's your frisky factor? [Instructions to test your frisky factor (as Microsoft Word download).] pdf format Word format [Instructions to test...
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Activity 10 mins
The Science Behind the Bike
Science, Maths & Technology

The Science Behind the Bike

...a simple steel tubed design to the state of the art aerodynamic machines today? Physiology A scientific look at the physiological make up of a top athlete featuring Olympians such as Rebecca Romero and paralympian Sarah Storey. Forces A cyclist has to overcome forces in order to ride quickly, this film tells you all about how these forces impact a rider and their machine....
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Video 34 mins
Reducing your ecological footprint
Nature & Environment

Reducing your ecological footprint

...simple ways to adapt your lifestyle and how to think globally. Five video tracks demonstrate how to assess the ‘ecological footprint’ of your household, examine the effects of personal transport on the environment, and explore how your decisions as food consumers are part of a supply chain stretching across Europe and the rest of the world. They feature an energy...
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The Final Cut
History & The Arts

The Final Cut

...Titles and visuals are a quick and simple way to give the audience more information. Adding sound to video Sound is just as important as the picture: it controls the emotion of a sequence. Ben Harrex uses three pieces of music to demonstrate this. Wrapping up Ben Harrex wraps up this session by explaining how powerful the edit can be in bringing your picture to life....
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Audio 13 mins
Swapping between languages: Bilingual people expressing emotions
Languages

Swapping between languages: Bilingual people expressing emotions

...code-switching’. Code-switching is the practice of going back and forth between two or more languages or dialects, and using them in the same sentence or conversation. This is something my bilingual friends and I do a lot amongst ourselves, and anyone who is bilingual will know what I mean. Mostly we couldn’t explain exactly why we switch languages: it’s like making...
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What do we know about the seven Earth-like planets?
Science, Maths & Technology

What do we know about the seven Earth-like planets?

...simple measures such as temperature and mass? There are indeed several factors that can give us a clue. So let’s take a look at what planetary processes we might expect to find there – and ultimately whether life could exist. The seven planets orbit an “ultracool dwarf” about 39 light years away. But don’t think this star is wearing shades. With a mass of only...
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