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Astrobiology from the ground up
Science, Maths & Technology

Astrobiology from the ground up

...physical space, it’s entangled with the coloniality both of the past and also of the present economic, social and cultural context. International Development is a very interdisciplinary way of thinking about this; a collection of different ways of thinking. The ways in which the social, environmental and cultural come together in International Development is helpful for...
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Article 10 mins
DIY: Experiments with Natural Dyes
Science, Maths & Technology

DIY: Experiments with Natural Dyes

...course materials, The Open University, 1992 A course designed for use by science teachers from a wide variety of backgrounds, with varying experience of teaching science. A familiarity with some basic science (perhaps physics or biology) is assumed, but little understanding of chemistry is required. The mathematical understanding needed for the course is not demanding....
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Article 15 mins
How do children learn the concept of race?
Education & Development

How do children learn the concept of race?

...physical characteristics such as skin colour. Yet being ‘colour blind’ and the idea of not being able to see the colour of others is forcibly put forward when discussing children; ‘children don’t see colour’ and ‘children aren’t born racist ‘are statements we may hear. While it is doubtful that anyone can be ‘born racist’, there have been studies such...
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Article 10 mins
Mothering at the Margins: Amplifying and validating the voices of Black mothers of autistic children
Education & Development

Mothering at the Margins: Amplifying and validating the voices of Black mothers of autistic children

...physical and psychological harms. However, beyond the work that we ourselves have undertaken, there is vanishingly little research which focuses specifically on Black motherhood and disability. By extension, there is an alarming lack of culturally competent provision to support mothers whose identity sits at the intersection of race, gender, and disability. This ensures...
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Article 5 mins
Introduction to polymers
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to polymers

...physical changes will take place without a corresponding change in the chemical structure of the material. This is why scrap thermoplastic can be re-used. In practice, some thermal and oxidative degradation occurs and recycling must be done only with an understanding of the effect that it has upon the properties of the final moulding. Thermosets can be defined as those...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Surface water
Nature & Environment

Surface water

...physical resource as it is the one that is essential to human survival. Understanding the global water cycle and how we use water is essential to planning a sustainable source of water for the future. In the UK there are areas where water supplies are limited, as shown by recent droughts. Globally, there are many areas that do not have enough water to support the current...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Teaching secondary geography
Education & Development

Teaching secondary geography

...physical or electronic – to record your thoughts in a way in which they can easily be retrieved and re-visited. If you prefer, however, you can record your ideas in response boxes in the course – in this case, in order to retrieve your responses you will need to log on to the course. This OpenLearn course is part of a collection of Open University short courses for...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Assessment in secondary geography
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary geography

...physical or electronic – to record your thoughts in a way in which they can easily be retrieved and re-visited. If you prefer, however, you can record your ideas in response boxes in the course – in this case, in order to retrieve your responses you will need to log on to the course. This OpenLearn course is part of a collection of Open University short courses for...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs