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14 Mar 2021: Part 3: How do we evaluate battery performance? By using some of the electrochemical reaction tools outlined in Part 2: “How do we measure electrochemical reactions” we can gather key performance parameters of batteries and other electrochemical

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

1 Aug 2017: La “ligne claire” (clear line). Find in this text http://expositions.bnf.fr/bd/arret/lig.htm. What the “ligne claire” technique does with:.  characters.  sets.  shades.  the scenario.  speech bubbles. Recognize it: Compare

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

29 Mar 2018: So, now that you have explored the structure and basic workings of the brain, we will begin to explore how this results in one of the greatest complexities of the brain – memory. Memory. The exact nature in which we are able to recall a childhood

7 Dec 2018: Activity 1 – Case Studies of Applications. 1. Medicine. Au-NP are being used in cancer therapies. They are so small they can be. delivered exactly where needed, and they can be functionalised with. antibodies/peptides/ which are overexpressed by

14 Mar 2021: Part 4: Large scale energy storage solutions Improving energy storage on the electric grid (the grid refers to the infrastructure which provides electricity to homes in the UK) is key to improving the use of renewable energies. Figure 1 shows some

1 Nov 2018: Archaeologists spend a lot of time talking about ‘stratigraphy’. This means the layers of soil that. have built up over time. How the layers relate to one another can tell you a lot about what may. have happened in the past. We’ll start with

15 Nov 2018: Online. Council for British Archaeology http://new.archaeologyuk.org/. The Young Archaeologists Club http://www.yac-uk.org/. Chartered Institute for Archaeologists https://www.archaeologists.net/. The British Archaeological Association https://thebaa

14 Mar 2021: Part 1: Batteries What is a battery? A battery is an electrochemical energy storage device. There are many types of batteries since the conception in the 1800s and they fall into two categories; primary which are single use and secondary which can

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

24 Apr 2019: Task Answers. 1. Do you think that having a theory of mind is important? Why? List some of the. situations in which you might have to use your theory of mind. Being able to understand what another person is thinking/feeling is extremely important in.

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

24 Apr 2019: Task Answers. 1. Watch this short clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jW668F7HdA. The baby in the video is given two tasks – firstly, her mum shows her a toy and then hides it. under a blanket. The baby lifts the blanket and finds the toy. How

18 Feb 2019: Activity 2 –. The development of empathy happens over time. Martin Hoffman (2000) has mapped empathy development across the following. stages:. 1. Emotion contagion and imitation- babies respond to other babies’ distress by. crying- they embody

1 Aug 2017: Activity 3 : Hugo Pratt and Jacques Tardi. Hugo Pratt, Corto Maltese, Casterman, 1967-1992. Here are some examples of how Pratt uses black and white. What do you notice? How do we. interpret black stains and white surfaces to understand what the

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.

1 Aug 2017: Activity 2: Humourous effects. Astérix in Britain, translated by Anthea Bell1:. Compare two excerpts with their English translation:. Ex.1/ Original panel: http://oi45.tinypic.com/160oe2q.jpg. translation:

29 Jan 2019: Task Answers. 1. Conduct your own experiment! Pick 5 brands of the same product (e.g. 5 different. brands of cereals). Ask your friends and family how much they like each product. (e.g. let them rate products on a scale from 1-10). Then ask them to

10 Apr 2019: Task. 1- Observe Figure 2 below: are the lines straight? 2- Now take a ruler or a set square and test whether you were right! Fibonacci (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Café_wall.svg), „Café wall“,

14 Nov 2018: In this activity we will look at two poems called ‘Ozymandias’. You might already be familiar with this poem from your GCSE syllabus. In this sonnet, the an-cient statue of Ozymandias, the ‘king of kings’ is decapitated, and lies as a

28 May 2019: Resource 5 - Answers to Exercises. 1. Milo’s preferences violate the transitivity axiom discussed earlier in the resource. Remember how transitivity was defined: transitive preferences can be thought of as consistent preferences. This means that

24 Oct 2019: Figure 1. Activity 2 – Explaining the shape of indifference curves. Despite the indifference curves in Figure 1 all representing different levels of utility, each. indifference curve has a similar shape. They are downwards sloping, and they are

15 Sep 2017: Why is the Number of Cases on the Rise? Currently there are over 7.4 billion people in the world. Over the time it takes you to read this resource there will have been at least another 1000 people added to the total world population. The most

23 Jan 2017: What is the Definition of Brachycephaly? All these dogs are by definition brachycephalic- with a shortened muzzle where the Skull width = 80% (or more) of length. However not all breeds are affected to the same extent. These dogs have different skull

14 Nov 2018: In this activity we will be looking at ‘Strange Fruit’ by Abel Meeropol and Billie Holiday. A New York poet, songwriter and teacher called Abel Meeropol originally wrote ‘Strange Fruit’. with the title ‘Bitter Fruit’ in 1930, after being

25 Mar 2019: Measuring and Improving. How do we measure respiratory function in dogs? One problem with brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome is that, until recently, the. diagnosis has been made by general clinical veterinary examination, which is

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

29 Jan 2019: Task Answers. 1. How could the social validation principle be used to persuade young people to. reduce the amount of alcohol they are drinking? Answer: The principle of social validation suggests that people tend to do what others. are doing.

10 Nov 2015: Activity 1 - Rebellion or Revolution? Haitian Declaration of Independence Read a translation of the text of Haiti’s declaration of independence from 1804: http://today.duke.edu/showcase/haitideclaration/declarationstext.html Questions to think

29 Mar 2018: You were introduced in the previous activity to the basic structure of neurons and synapses. In this activity we will explore how neurons communicate with each other to send messages in the brain. Neurons are a cell type in the brain that are

15 Sep 2017: Motor Neuron Disease (MND). Motor Neuron Disease is a term commonly used in the UK for a group of disorders, the most common of which is Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). In the US, ALS is used as an umbrella term for all motor neuron diseases.

11 Sep 2020: Bernoulli’s Principle. Bernoulli’s principle relates the pressure of a fluid to its elevation and speed. It is named after. the Swiss scientist Daniel Bernoulli who lived in the 18th century and did experiments looking. at how fluids moved. He

15 Sep 2017: Parkinson’s Disease (PD). Parkinson’s Disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that, unlike Alzheimer’s disease and dementia which we have discussed in previous activities, is mainly a movement disorder. The most common and

24 Aug 2023: 1. Activity 1: Examine and Discuss the extracts below taken from Tenth-Century Dispute Records. How do charters tarnish the reputation of previous landowners who had their lands seized by the early English State? Consider the following:. • Why

5 Feb 2019: What is the Turing Test? In order to assess whether or not the intelligence of a computer is distinguishable from a human,. English computer scientist Alan Turing introduced a test in 1950; he asked whether someone. could distinguish if they are

5 Dec 2018: Activity 2 – Performing Apologies. Music is often thought of as something you hear, but in actuality there are many different ways we experience music. You can think of this in terms of music having many different layers. In an audio recording,

17 Aug 2018: In this activity we will explore the Parthenon as a political monument. Athens in the Persian War. Throughout the early fifth century, Athens along with other parts of Greece had been at war. against the might of the Persian Empire. The Persians had

1 Aug 2017: Activity 4 : Bandes dessinées after 1990. Joann Sfar, Le Chat du rabbin (The Rabbi's Cat), Dargaud, 2002-15:. Sfar was born into a Jewish family of North Africa. He devoted a series to describing the life of a. rabbi, his daughter and their cat in

17 Aug 2018: In this activity we will explore the Parthenon in Athens. The Parthenon, the Acropolis, and Athens. The Parthenon was built between 447–438 B.C. on the Acropolis hill in Athens. The word. ‘Acropolis’ comes from two Ancient Greek words, and

5 Feb 2019: In the future, it is expected that AI will become fully capable in producing cultural artefacts. But. how can AI be ‘creative’? Although AI technology has generated many new ideas in design, pharmaceuticals and various. types of computer art,

14 Mar 2021: Part 2: How do we measure electrochemical reactions? Potentiostat A typical tool which scientists use for measuring electrochemical reactions is called a potentiostat. This tool allows you to change the voltage of your experiment while measuring the

29 Mar 2018: In this activity, we will explore the structure of the human brain and what is unique about it when compared to other primates. Lobes. The brain consists of different areas: the frontal lobe, parietal lobe, occipital lobe, temporal lobe, the brain

8 Dec 2015: Text 3: The Verse Account. Introduction. The Verse Account is another Babylonian document which describes the reign of Nabonidus. Although written in the same language as the Nabonidus Chronicle, it is very different in style. The identity of the

24 Apr 2019: Before we learn anything about how babies think,. let’s discuss how psychologists can even communicate. with infants. Imagine you want to test if a. three-month old baby understands the concept of. maths. You design a neat experiment to test this

29 Dec 2018: Activity 3. This is an exercise on syntax. In linguistics, syntax is the set of rules, principles, and processes that. govern the structure of sentences in a given language. This could include word order and the. relationship of the parts (phrases)

18 Feb 2019: Activity 3 –. It’s important to note that there are vast differences in how empathic people are. Sometimes, people aren’t able to be empathic, or are less empathic than others. One barrier to empathy is in-group vs. out-group bias, which has

10 Nov 2015: Key Concepts Clarkson Thesis: The argument put forward by English abolitionist Thomas Clarkson (1760-1846) in his 1808 two-volume work on the history of the anti-slavery movement. Clarkson believed that abolition was a part of a progressive,

15 Nov 2018: Activity 4: Summary Questions Answers. Task. 1. What different theories of the body existed in early modern Europe? In the early modern period, many people continued to believe in the humoral. theory of the body, defined by the ancient physician

26 Mar 2019: Even in ancient times, blood was seen as some sort of “life force”, something that almost every. living creature has and cannot live without. For over a thousand years until only a few centuries. ago, the main way to treat diseases was