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S102 A Science Foundation course was last presented in 1989. The course was designed to cover physics, Earth sciences, chemistry and biology. It illustrated how these subjects were related, what was common to all and what was specific to each ...

S102 A Science Foundation course was last presented in 1989. The course was designed to cover physics, Earth sciences, chemistry and biology. It illustrated how these subjects were related, what was common to all and what was specific to each discipline.

S102 A Science Foundation course was last presented in 1989. The course was designed to cover physics, Earth sciences, chemistry and biology. It illustrated how these subjects were related, what was common to all and what was specific to each ...

S102 A Science Foundation course was last presented in 1989. The course was designed to cover physics, Earth sciences, chemistry and biology. It illustrated how these subjects were related, what was common to all and what was specific to each discipline.

S102 A Science Foundation course was last presented in 1989. The course was designed to cover physics, Earth sciences, chemistry and biology. It illustrated how these subjects were related, what was common to all and what was specific to each ...

S102 A Science Foundation course was last presented in 1989. The course was designed to cover physics, Earth sciences, chemistry and biology. It illustrated how these subjects were related, what was common to all and what was specific to each discipline.

S102 A Science Foundation course was last presented in 1989. The course was designed to cover physics, Earth sciences, chemistry and biology. It illustrated how these subjects were related, what was common to all and what was specific to each ...

S102 A Science Foundation course was last presented in 1989. The course was designed to cover physics, Earth sciences, chemistry and biology. It illustrated how these subjects were related, what was common to all and what was specific to each discipline.

S102 A Science Foundation course was last presented in 1989. The course was designed to cover physics, Earth sciences, chemistry and biology. It illustrated how these subjects were related, what was common to all and what was specific to each ...

S102 A Science Foundation course was last presented in 1989. The course was designed to cover physics, Earth sciences, chemistry and biology. It illustrated how these subjects were related, what was common to all and what was specific to each discipline.

Welcome to the British Biology Olympiad 2008 online exam. Only students who have been registered for this exam by their school should take part.

Businesses can be affected both directly from climate change and indirectly through government policies. Risks can occur from the impacts of predicted climate change effects such as increased temperature, extreme weather events, disrupted ...

Businesses can be affected both directly from climate change and indirectly through government policies. Risks can occur from the impacts of predicted climate change effects such as increased temperature, extreme weather events, disrupted ecosystems and flooding of land.
This unit is wrried for small and medium enterprises and people interested in how businesses can respond to climate change. It introduces key concepts such as risk, corporate social responsibility and engaging employees and enables businesses to quickly grasp the issues and opportunities for managing risks.
Unit authored by Dr. Barbara L Jones

This unit seeks to explain what makes up a personal carbon footprint, and to identify alternative options in calculating one. For example, should footprints include emissions associated with goods and services purchased, or should they be ...

This unit seeks to explain what makes up a personal carbon footprint, and to identify alternative options in calculating one. For example, should footprints include emissions associated with goods and services purchased, or should they be restricted to directly attributable emissions, mainly from the use of energy and transport? There are many websites offering carbon footprint calculators, but the answers are almost always different. This unit will explain why this is the case, and allow you select the ones that you feel are most appropriate. Finally, a carbon footprint by itself achieves little; users need to be able to compare their carbon footprint with other people's, and to identify actions that might reduce the footprint to a desired level in the battle against global climate change.

Climate change is defining a new legislative and policty agenda for the United Kingdom, the European Union and globally. Whilst the overall direction is not yet fully defined, there is now clear national and international momentum towards ...

Climate change is defining a new legislative and policty agenda for the United Kingdom, the European Union and globally. Whilst the overall direction is not yet fully defined, there is now clear national and international momentum towards substantive economic and planning intervention to control emissions of greenhouse gases and encourage the use of low carbon alternatives. This unit considers national, regional and local policy and legislation in the UK and elsewhere.

Earthquakes shake the ground surface, can cause buildings to collapse, disrupt transport and services, and can cause fires. They can trigger landslides and tsunami – in short, earthquakes can be very destructive. In this unit you will look at ...

Earthquakes shake the ground surface, can cause buildings to collapse, disrupt transport and services, and can cause fires. They can trigger landslides and tsunami – in short, earthquakes can be very destructive. In this unit you will look at why, where and what happens when they occur and also at how earthquakes are assessed qualitatively and quantitatively.

This unit will explore how both renewable and non-renewable energy sources may contribute to our energy future within a context of a need to meet carbon reduction targets. It will review current energy sources and technologies and their ...

This unit will explore how both renewable and non-renewable energy sources may contribute to our energy future within a context of a need to meet carbon reduction targets. It will review current energy sources and technologies and their limitations and then explore future possibilities, a hydrogen economy, the use of nuclear energy and carbon capture.

There is increasing concern among meteorologists working with the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) that governments will not curb greenhouse emissions enough to prevent dangerous levels of warming, usually considered to be 2C by ...

There is increasing concern among meteorologists working with the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) that governments will not curb greenhouse emissions enough to prevent dangerous levels of warming, usually considered to be 2C by 2100. Many members of the public must share this pessimism, and are also concerned about dwindling supplies of low cost petroleum. Among the possible responses to holding such a belief are: denial / avoidance, campaigning and focussing on adaptation. In this unit we will look at three alternative responses, all outside of mainstream thinking: geoengineering, permaculture and Transition Towns.

Genes are units of inheritance that contribute to a person’s behaviour and health. In this unit you will learn what genes, DNA and chromosomes are and how they combine to make the human genome. You will also learn how the principles of ...

Genes are units of inheritance that contribute to a person’s behaviour and health. In this unit you will learn what genes, DNA and chromosomes are and how they combine to make the human genome. You will also learn how the principles of inheritance work, the effect that our genetic make-up has on health, and how genetic material is passed on from generation to generation.

Genes are units of inheritance that contribute to a person’s behaviour and health. In this unit you will learn what genes, DNA and chromosomes are and how they combine to make the human genome. You will also learn how the principles of ...

Genes are units of inheritance that contribute to a person’s behaviour and health. In this unit you will learn what genes, DNA and chromosomes are and how they combine to make the human genome. You will also learn how the principles of inheritance work, the effect that our genetic make-up has on health, and how genetic material is passed on from generation to generation.

This unit considers the ways in which climate change affects us as individuals and where we live. It also considers what can be done to reduce or stabilise climate change. These key questions are explored -

How does climate change affect me ...

This unit considers the ways in which climate change affects us as individuals and where we live. It also considers what can be done to reduce or stabilise climate change. These key questions are explored -

How does climate change affect me and where I live?
What kind of changes might I be able to observe where I live?
What kinds of change will be experienced in other parts of the world?
What can be done to stabilise climate change?
What can be done to reduce/stabilise climate change?
What is the best way to reduce the risk of climate change?