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Outdoor spaces for tiny humans
Education & Development

Outdoor spaces for tiny humans

...writing of Friedrich Froebel (1782–1852) who believed that this period of childhood has particular significance; the senses, through which the child experiences the world, require that ‘the surroundings… should be pure and clear – pure air, clear light, clear space’ (1826, p. 15). On the Froebel Trust website, there is a section dedicated to children and nature...
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Impossible Peace 2: Where have all the leaders gone?
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: Where have all the leaders gone?

...writing on the wall of ‘not a bullet - not an ounce’, and who with colleagues made significant progress in taking many guns out of Irish politics. George Mitchell, Nancy Soderberg, Martha Pope and the arms inspectors Martti Ahtisaari and Cyril Ramaphosa are others who come to mind. We learned from South Africa and the Basque Country and they learned from us....
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Presenting information
Digital & Computing

Presenting information

...Write down how you would use brackets to do the following calculations, then carry out the calculation using the Windows calculator. (Remember to clear the previous calculation before entering a new one.) Add together 6 and 8 and multiply the result by 9. Add 8 to 56 then divide the result by 8. Subtract 81 from 129 and multiply the result by 16. Add together 8 and 15 and...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Eating for the environment
Nature & Environment

Eating for the environment

...Write a summary of how your dinner plate is different in its content from other dinner plates around the world and comment on the usefulness of NHS recommendations in those parts of the world. (Answer in fewer than 200 words.) Discussion The National Geographic feature displays a wide diversity of dinner plates, each very different in their composition. These diets are...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Sustainability at Christmas: Considering single use items, traditional plastics and bioplastics
Science, Maths & Technology

Sustainability at Christmas: Considering single use items, traditional plastics and bioplastics

...creativity and customisation, making it the perfect medium for personalised holiday gifts. Whether it's a custom ornament or a unique gift idea, the use of bioplastics in 3D printing offers a sustainable and innovative approach to gift-giving sustainably. By integrating bioplastics like PLA into this process, 3D printing supports environmentally conscious practices while...
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Butetown Carnival: past, present, and future
History & The Arts

Butetown Carnival: past, present, and future

...creative workshops over 12 months to communities across Cardiff. With lockdown, we couldn’t do this, so we commissioned the artists leading the workshops to work on their own creative projects at home. We then made short films for each of the pieces. We also held some pop-up performances outside the Senedd and Wales Millenium Centre. We were able to get a local youth...
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Article 10 mins
Why are people superstitious?
History & The Arts

Why are people superstitious?

...writes, ‘no one would be in the grip of superstition’. [Excommunicated Spinoza, 1907 painting by Samuel Hirszenberg] Excommunicated Spinoza, 1907 painting by Samuel Hirszenberg. But rarely if ever is that the case. Instead, we inevitably encounter adversity and disappointment in pursuing what we want. Then we ‘vacillate wretchedly between hope and fear’, making us...
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Article 10 mins
57 genders (and none for me?) - Part One
Society, Politics & Law

57 genders (and none for me?) - Part One

...writes about sex, gender and relationships, what with the coinciding of LGBT history month and Valentine’s Day. This year, however, I thought I could rest up a bit on February 14, given that I said everything I wanted to say about the celebration of romantic love last Valentine. I was wrong. Facebook chose February 14 2014 to do one of the most exciting things that has...
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