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Everyday maths 2
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 2

...careful that you are using the correct measurements for base and height of each rectangle (the measurements in red). In this example, the lengths of 15 cm and 5 cm (in black) are not required. If you choose to split the shape vertically: [Described image] Figure 25 Splitting a compound shape vertically to find the area Again, you now have two rectangles. To work out the...
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Free course 48 hrs
All my own work: exploring academic integrity Badge icon
Education & Development

All my own work: exploring academic integrity

...caring responsibilities, alongside understanding tricky aspects of your subject and preparing assignments. There may even be occasions when you become aware of, or even tempted by, a short-cut. [Photo of a wooded path with tree roots making the ground uneven.] Activity 3 Timing: Allow approximately 60 minutes. You will now meet Grace, a university student who is preparing...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Supporting climate action through digital education
Education & Development

Supporting climate action through digital education

...care which supports your learners in understanding the causes and impacts of environmental collapse and in addressing them through global citizenship, individual and collective direct action, and democratic participation. The course covers multiple sectors, subject areas and contexts...Education has a vital role in tackling the catastrophic impact of the climate...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Robert Owen and New Lanark
History & The Arts

Robert Owen and New Lanark

...care to pension funds, even if his ‘principles’ are not always immediately evident. Although I shall guide you through the extracts in the essays, you might like to read them over now to get a sense of their style and content. You may also like to take a preliminary look at the video New Lanark: A New Moral World? (given below in three parts), to which you will be...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Basic science: understanding experiments
Science, Maths & Technology

Basic science: understanding experiments

...Adults may want to use their own OpenLearn account to supervise younger learners on the course, and assist with the experiments. All of the experiments can be carried out with items you would find in a typical kitchen, but the Introduction to Week 1 provides a full equipment list. This OpenLearn science course was produced with the kind support of Dangoor Education, the...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
‘There Were Four of Us’
History & The Arts

‘There Were Four of Us’

...care about any of this. She is resilient, even irrepressible in the face of Byron’s efforts to cow her. The real Claire outlived all her companions in that 1816 summer by several decades, while her daughter by Byron, Allegra, died in an Italian convent at the age of five. She never married, always determined to retain what she called ‘my independency’. She travelled...
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Article 5 mins
Climate threat as grave a risk as nuclear war - Climate News Network
Nature & Environment

Climate threat as grave a risk as nuclear war - Climate News Network

...care about the effects of climate change? How important is it that we act to avoid them? What probability of their occurrence can we tolerate?…The answers to these questions depend in part on how we value human life – both now, and in the future.” The report is not the first to put climate chaos and nuclear devastation in the same category of risk, but its...
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Article 10 mins
Migration goes both ways: How Brits changed the world
History & The Arts

Migration goes both ways: How Brits changed the world

...caring British migrants to North America also established a number of ethnic clubs and societies, which historically fulfilled a wide range of civic roles. Ethnic associations, such as the St Andrew’s or St George’s societies, were a key means for migrants to link up with other members of the diaspora. They provided opportunities to form bonds of friendship, business...
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Article 5 mins