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Astronomy: images of the Universe
Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomy: images of the Universe

...central bulge seen in some spiral galaxies, from which the spiral arms emanate. * binary stars A situation where two stars orbit each other. * black holes A region of space in which matter is sufficiently dense that the action of gravity prevents both matter and electromagnetic radiation from escaping. Black holes may be classified as either ‘stellar mass’ (up to tens...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Social psychology and politics
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social psychology and politics

...central to many debates. Or, you may be thinking about what it means to be a Republican or a Democrat, left or right wing, American and/or Mexican. These different social categories are a key part of politics. However, they also form an important part of people’s psychologies, contributing to their sense of self. For this reason, many social psychologists have long...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Information technology: A new era?
Society, Politics & Law

Information technology: A new era?

...central, usually inanimate, source of power. The factory system enabled production to become more efficient as it allowed the company to spread its costs over a much larger output, a dynamic called ‘economies of scale’. Economists interested in the pervasive effects of technological change in different industrial revolutions have devised the concept of a general...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
What do historians do?
History & The Arts

What do historians do?

...central criminal court. You are going to examine handkerchief theft prosecutions for one year. Go to the Search Home page and use ‘handkerchief’ as your keyword, choose ‘Theft> all subcategories’ as the offence and leave all the other fields blank except for the dates. In dates choose January 1770 to January 1771 and search. Here you can see all the cases...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Young people’s wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Young people’s wellbeing

...central to Government policy and is central to achieving the aims of the Department for Education’. [Two young children studying at a table. A teacher is helping one of the children.] ‘Recent reports have shown that the wellbeing of children in the UK, and England specifically, remains relatively low compared with other countries and with decreasing trends over...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
An introduction to social work law
Society, Politics & Law

An introduction to social work law

...central and also why it is important to understand the language of rights, and to know the difference between a legal right and a moral right. There is no ‘correct’ answer here; the outcome will depend upon the individual circumstances of the case, and sometimes the decision may need to be referred to a court. The outcome may be that Callum has a right to make his own...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Understanding systems thinking in practice (STiP)
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding systems thinking in practice (STiP)

...central characters, but all those who would directly or indirectly play a significant part in the story. Step 3 Notions you drew on. You may well find this the most difficult bit of this activity, because so many of the ideas that inform how you see things and what you do seem so obvious that you don’t think about them. They may be habits and attitudes that are so...
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Level 3: Advanced 16 hrs
The repute and reality of being a Roman emperor
History & The Arts

The repute and reality of being a Roman emperor

...central role played by the Roman emperor in the construction and development of culture, identity and power...The repute and reality of being a Roman emperor: 1 The emperor and his subjects - The image of Augustus as a good emperor persisted after his death. This was due at least in part to the success and thoroughness of his own image creation. But it also reflected the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs