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Introduction to Planetary Protection
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to Planetary Protection

...system and develop your scientific thinking, explore our introductory science module, Questions in Science. MAN If you enjoyed this clip, feel free to follow the links on screen for more interesting articles and free courses from the Open University. Video 3 Could life have ever existed on Mars? Give two examples of extreme environments on Earth. The video mentioned high...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Richard Brock - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Richard Brock - Earth in Vision

...think means dog’s body. And I started in radio with someone called Tony Soper who made a film about geese up in Scotland and then I went into television in a small way with Look with Sir Peter Scott and the famous Heinz Sielmann Becker film which was a… I didn’t used to call it the watercooler moment, but people talked about the fact that you could see inside a...
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Video 30 mins
Teaching secondary mathematics
Education & Development

Teaching secondary mathematics

...think, hairdressers must use equations and proportionately when dyeing hair and nurses have to use mathematics accurately every day in their job. Given the prevalence of mathematics concepts in an effectively functioning society it should be a surprise that mathematics teachers are asked, “why do we have to do this?” But it is asked in every classroom, most days....
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
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Society, Politics & Law

Legal skills and debates in Scotland

...system. Activity 5 Thinking about the ambition of justice Timing: (Allow 10 minutes) Reflect on the statements in Box 2 below. These are all drawn from government or legal sources. What words and ambitions do these have in common? Comment The statements are drawn from the Scottish Government’s Justice Strategy, the website of the judiciary in Scotland (who are separate...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Learning to teach: becoming a reflective practitioner
Education & Development

Learning to teach: becoming a reflective practitioner

...thinking about sequences of events that led to a certain conclusion, or thinking about how you felt or reacted at a point in time. At this level, we are quite used to the idea of reflecting on our own actions. Reflective practice is a term strongly associated with learning in professional contexts such as teaching, nursing or social work and can be thought of in a number...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
Measure the Astronomical Unit and watch the Transit Of Venus
Science, Maths & Technology

Measure the Astronomical Unit and watch the Transit Of Venus

...think Andy, it’s very close. Can we see the white light one too? White light one? Andy It’s almost there isn’t it? Adam It’s so difficult. I reckon, is that like, it’s very tiny. Andy Yeah on the white light image from here. Adam I reckon it’s about, right, all you don’t forget to shout now when you think it happens look on the big screen. Andy It could be...
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Activity 10 mins
Mortgage vs rent
Money & Business

Mortgage vs rent

...think a lot of people have. Of course, the money’s never made until you sell and cash in, which people are finding now, but I don’t think it’ll be as much as they imagine and, again, people typically take into account just headline benefits. They’ll say what they bought at years ago and what they can sell for now, they don’t take into account any of the costs...
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Video 5 mins
Spectre and Meltdown: What do you need to know about the chip security flaws?
Digital & Computing

Spectre and Meltdown: What do you need to know about the chip security flaws?

...systems. What’s more, because the flaw is located in such a fundamental part of the computer, there’s no way to know whether or not a machine has been targeted and what data might have been accessed. Both the main flaw (Spectre), and the Intel-only flaw (Meltdown) have been created by a design technique intended to enhance the chips’ performance known as...
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Article 5 mins