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14 Jan 2021: Worksheet - Test your Egyptian knowledge. Transliterate and translate the following sentences from Egyptian, using the videos and information pack to help you:. 1. Transliteration. Translation. 2. Transliteration. Translation. 3. Transliteration.

27 Nov 2020: Activity: El rastro en los huesos by Leila Guerriero This activity challenges you to think how to translate creative, long-form journalistic pieces with a political undertone. 1. Firstly, read the following article by Leila Guerriero:

27 Nov 2020: Activity: “Entrevista a Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo” and the Trial of the Juntas. 1. Watch the following video. Subtitles are provided, and don’t worry if you don’t understand everything first time around – why not watch it a few more times?

19 Nov 2020: Activity 1: Microscopy Basics. In this first activity, you will learn the core principles of microscopy – mostimportantly, how an image is formed within a microscope. In the spirit of the titleof this resourse, there will be many illustrations and

19 Nov 2020: Activity 2: Fluorescence Microscopy. If you search for “Light microscopy images” on the internet, some of the imagesyou will see will outline very specific features within cells, sometimes in beautifulbright colours (Figure 1), not really

19 Nov 2020: Designing Video Game Research Activity Sheet This worksheet tests your understanding of how a videogame creates meaning. Please write, in your. own words, definitions of the following words, giving examples from your favourite titles to further.

16 Nov 2020: Which muscles insert at 1 – 10? What are their functions?

2 Nov 2020: Question 1. Using the two case studies presented above, or your own examples, consider how autonomy and. informed consent could have changed the way these patients were treated. Possible Answer. Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. Fundamentally a

24 Oct 2020: Muscle Attachment and Function Answers. 1 – Cervical Trapezius -> Cranial rotator of the scapula. 2 – Thoracic Trapezius -> Caudal rotator of the scapula. 3 – Deltoid -> Shoulder flexor. 4 – Supraspinatus -> Shoulder extensor. 5 – Triceps -

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18 Oct 2020: Bone Identification Answers:. A – scapula. B – humerus. C – ulna. D – radius. E – carpal bones. F – metacarpal bones. G – phalanges. H – pelvis (composed of ilium, pubis and ischium). I – femur. J – tibia. K – fibula. L –

14 Oct 2020: Activity 1 – Superconductivity and Quantum Materials. 1 What is Superconductivity? Superconductivity is an active area of research that falls within the larger field of solid. state physics. This fascinating phenomenon is surprisingly widespread

14 Oct 2020: Activity 2 – The Meissner Effect and BCS Theory. 2 The Meissner Effect. In 1933 it was found that not only do. superconductors show zero electrical resistance,. but they also expel any magnetic field from their. interiors below a critical field

14 Oct 2020: Activity 3 – High Temperature Superconductors and Quantum. Materials Research. 3 High Temperature Superconductivity: Superconductors above 30 K. BCS theory set a limit on the critical temperature that could be achieved by any. superconductor at 30

14 Oct 2020: Solutions to Exercises. Exercise 1: Elemental lead (Pb) has a superconducting transition at 7.2 K. A cuboid sample. of Pb has dimensions (l w h) of (4 0.5 0.5) mm. At 7.5 K the voltage across two contacts. (V+ and V-) was measured to be 3.52 nV when

14 Oct 2020: Activity 1 – Zooming out: nation-states and their borders Political borders separate the territory of one state from the territory of another. There are 194 nation-states in the world today, and there are more than 300 land borders between them,

14 Oct 2020: Activity 2 – Zooming in: how people cross borders This activity invites you to critically reflect on the varied experiences of border crossing encountered by people around the world today. The activity also stimulates reflection about the social

14 Oct 2020: Activity 1 - How does the immune system work? The immune system did not evolve to stop humans carrying out organ transplants. Instead we evolved it over millions of years to stop us being invaded and attacked by a variety of prokaryotic and

14 Oct 2020: Activity 3 - Why is the Major Histocompatibility Complex so important? We saw in resource 2 that fetal trophoblast cells are perilously exposed to the maternal blood and immune system. So why are they not attacked as a foreign invader? Half of the

14 Oct 2020: Activity 4 - How might the mammalian fetus avoid immune attack? If you have read the other three resources for this topic, you will now be aware of the potential problem facing the embryo/fetus. Its trophoblast cells, presumably bearing

5 Oct 2020: Activity - Genetic Drift. There are actually two processes by which organisms evolve at the genetic level. One is. through natural selection and you will be familiar with this through examples of antibiotic. resistance in bacteria and industrial

5 Oct 2020: Activity - Continuous Genetic Variation. Throughout most A-level courses, you will be introduced to traits whose variation is. apparently controlled by one or, just a small number of genes. For instance, when you learn. about dominance, you will

5 Oct 2020: Activity - Gene-Environment Interactions. In the previous section, we investigated evolution in polygenic traits. Things get even more. complicated when we consider that the environment itself can influence how genes affect a. trait, causing even

5 Oct 2020: Activity - Heritability. Although the nature vs nurture debate is not a useful way of considering variation, we can. find out how much of the phenotypic variation in a trait is due to genetic causes and how. much of the variation in a trait is due

5 Oct 2020: Activity – Heat generation by brown adipose tissue. Brown adipose tissue is an organ specialized for thermogenesis, or making heat. Brown. adipose tissue plays a role in the overall regulation of body temperature, which is. coordinated by the

5 Oct 2020: Activity – Controlling brown adipose tissue thermogenesis. Scientists have learned a lot about brown adipose tissue by studying mice at cold. temperatures. Read the sections called “Classical nonshivering thermogenesis” and “The mechanism of.

5 Oct 2020: Activity – Therapeutic potential of brown adipose tissue. This activity is a bit different from the rest. Now that you know about white and brown. adipose tissue, it’s time to think about how this knowledge could be applied to treat human.

5 Oct 2020: Activity – Seeking solutions from nature. One way of designing with biomimicry is to start with an engineering problem and brainstorm. creatures or systems in nature that have overcome a similar challenge, as they may provide. a solution. Let’s

5 Oct 2020: Activity – Using Nature to Inspire. Another way of designing with biomimicry is to find a fascinating process or animal in nature. and use its features to inspire a totally new design. Let’s practice with two examples! Challenge 1: You sit

5 Oct 2020: Activity – Biomimicry at work today. Biomimicry is a transdisciplinary field, which means it incorporates knowledge from biologists,. doctors, mathematicians, chemists, architects, physicists, and more. Engineering applies. science and technology

5 Oct 2020: Activity - Molecular Dynamics Simulations. How can we understand what is happening at an atomic or molecular. scale? With computers, of course! In the 1950s, researchers developed methods to study atomic. systems by representing each atom as a rigid

5 Oct 2020: Activity - Applications of Molecular Dynamics. Molecular dynamics is an important tool because it allows us to examine systems at conditions. (temperature, pressure, etc.) that may not be feasible in a hands-on experiment. This is. important for

6 Oct 2020: Activity – Case Study - Madagascar. Madagascar has incredibly high biodiversity, and the number of species discovered on the. island is still rising. The link below is to an article in The Guardian newspaper which describes the continued.

6 Oct 2020: Activity – Links between geographical knowledge and conservation science. This section assumes that you already know something about what has been described as. the current “biodiversity crisis”. If you haven’t read or heard very much about

6 Oct 2020: Activity – Taking it further. Here are few more things for you to think about if this topic has interested you, and some. more resources for you to use. Biodiversity Hotspots are important in identifying areas where conservation efforts should be.

6 Oct 2020: Activity – Maps and the Geographical Imagination Geography is sometimes described as earth description. But the political geographers Joe Painter and Alex Jeffrey have noted that geography is less about describing the earth as if seen through a

6 Oct 2020: Activity – Maps and Power. We have seen how maps help us make sense of the world. We should reflect on the. importance of deciding to map something. But we must also consider how such maps were. and are produced. What became known as the Great

6 Oct 2020: Activity – Maps and Policy. Maps that show clear trends can be very useful for policy makers. It is quite common to see maps of economic and social indicators. The publication of the 2011 census, for example, was accompanied by a variety of maps (e

6 Oct 2020: Activity – Maps and Technology. Following on from our discussion of policy, let’s consider the use of technology in helping to. communicate geographical patterns to different audiences. There is no doubt that. technology has changed how we view

6 Oct 2020: Activity – Other Cartographical Traditions and Imaginations. This topic has largely (though not explicitly) considered maps that were produced in the. western world. The kinds of cartographic conventions that we have met here are not. necessarily

2 Oct 2020: Activity 1 – The epidemiology and classification of diabetes mellitus. Who gets Type 2 diabetes mellitus? As a clinician, it is important to know whom you are treating. The following report might be. helpful in this aspect:. http://www.diabetes.org

2 Oct 2020: Activity 2 – Understanding the symptoms and complications of Type 2. diabetes mellitus. What initial symptoms do diabetic patients report, and why? Doctors will enquire about certain symptoms when taking a patient’s medical history, to.

2 Oct 2020: Activity 3 – Understanding insulin resistance. Defining insulin sensitivity. Receptors for insulin are present on target cells where insulin normally acts. Insulin secreted. by the pancreas is transported by the bloodstream to target organs, where

2 Oct 2020: Activity 4 – How can we better manage insulin resistance in patients? Managing T2DM in patients. The clinical management of T2DM revolves around lifestyle modifications, such as having a. healthy diet and regular exercise (exercise increases

2 Oct 2020: Activity – The Icon The following two texts explain how the Vespa is not simply a scooter, but has become an iconic symbol of Italian design and of the particular socio-economic climate post-WWII. Please read the two texts and then move on to the

2 Oct 2020: Activity – Vespa and Cinema The following three examples will explore material from films that contributed to the popularity of Vespa over time. 1. La Vespa in Famous Films From its birth onwards, the Vespa scooter has had a main role in many

2 Oct 2020: Activity – Around Tuscany on an Old Vespa Taking an impromptu and unplanned field trip in Italy with a friend can be really fun: good food, beautiful scenery, sun-soaked beaches, hills and squares and, of course… a Vespa! In this blog entry, a

2 Oct 2020: Answer Sheet Activity 3 b) IB –IID – IIIA – IVC Activity 5 a) Vero o Falso? 1. Eleonora e Marco hanno fatto un giro in Vespa in Toscana due anni fa. Falso Hanno fatto il viaggio questa estate. 2. A Siena hanno visto il Palio. Falso Sono

6 Oct 2020: Activity 1 - Time Dilation. In relativity different observers can (correctly) disagree on the time between events. Put another way; “moving clocks tick slow” - What does this mean? Take a spaceship flying to Alpha Centauri (the sun’s nearest