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Introducing mammals
Nature & Environment

Introducing mammals

...adult size. That is thanks to an amazing form of nourishment that is a defining feature of all mammals: milk. Here are two National Geographic video clips with more information about the platypus and echidna. Make sure you open these links in a new tab or window, so you can easily return to this page. The platypus is semi-aquatic and can be found in streams and rivers in...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Global perspectives on primary education
Education & Development

Global perspectives on primary education

...adults in them. Watch the 3-minute film and think about the questions below as you watch (you may wish to make notes in the box below). What do you notice about the age of the learners? How are the classrooms organised? Which classroom looks most like the one you attended? Which classroom looks most different to the one you attended? You can pause the film at any time to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
Continuing classical Latin
History & The Arts

Continuing classical Latin

...de’ (French) or ‘de’ (Italian) and that means you don’t actually need a genitive case and so on. JC Right. GH These are all things that are sort of there in classical Latin but certain options have been removed and certain other options that, the potential at least of those options, has now been exploited. Disappearance of Latin James Clackson So these are all...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
An introduction to material culture
History & The Arts

An introduction to material culture

...de Compostela is, and supposedly, according to legend, when his body was found it was surrounded by scallop shells, and this is therefore ever since been the symbol of the saint. So you will not just see the scallop as an individual symbol, but if you look at churches, if you look at hospices, if you look at other buildings connected with St James, they all have somewhere...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Extreme endurance performances – who, what and why?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Extreme endurance performances – who, what and why?

...des Sables, which is a six-day race covering 155 miles through the Moroccan Sahara Desert. Cycling – extreme endurance events are referred to as ‘ultra-distance cycling’ and this term is reserved for events longer than 100 miles (referred to as a century). These events can be on roads or trails. For example, the Transcontinental Race in Europe is a race of around...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Exploring a Romano-African city: Thugga
History & The Arts

Exploring a Romano-African city: Thugga

...de Dougga, Tunis, Ministere des Affaires Culturelles, Institut National d'Archeologie et d'Arts) (PDF, 1 page, 1MB) Please click to view Plate 1b: Plan of Thugga continued. (PDF, 1 page, 1MB) Exploring Thugga (part 1, 8 minutes) PHIL PERKINS: This is the city of Thugga, in the ancient kingdom and Roman Province of Numidia. It lies on the slopes of the valley of the Oued...
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Level 3: Advanced 14 hrs
The US Presedential Election 2016: The first GOP debate
Society, Politics & Law

The US Presedential Election 2016: The first GOP debate

...Des Moines, Iowa. His academic specialties include election law, national security law, and legal and constitutional history. He is a former United States Navy officer and an Iraq War veteran. He is the author of The Last Battle of the Civil War: United States versus Lee, 1861-1883. Where did all the conservative environmentalists go? Andrew Hoffman, University of...
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Article 5 mins
Embodied Carbon: Three reasons we should care
Nature & Environment

Embodied Carbon: Three reasons we should care

...de Brito, J. (2015) ‘Economic and environmental savings of structural buildings refurbishment with demolition and reconstruction - A Portuguese benchmarking’, Journal of Building Engineering, vol. 3, pp. 114–126 [Online]. DOI: 10.1016/j.jobe.2015.07.001. Iyer-Raniga, U. and Wong, J. P. C. (2012) ‘Evaluation of whole life cycle assessment for heritage buildings in...
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Article 10 mins