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Tonal flowers
Pupil outcome: I can use light and dark tones to create a reduction drawing. Key learning points: - Artists use tone to show where an object is light and dark. - Artists can build layers of tone, rather than use pressure, to create dark...
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I WONDER - How Does Recycling Metals Reduce Air Pollution?
This video is answering the question of how does recycling metals reduce air pollution.
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Sadhguru's Plan to plant 2.42 BILLION trees
Permaculture Instructor Andrew Millison visits the largest reforestation project in the world in the Southern Indian States of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka with the Isha Foundation, founded by Sadhguru. Andrew spent 5 days traveling around...
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Unsaturated fats
Fats in which there is at least one double bond between carbon atoms in the carbon chain. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science...
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Denitrification
The process by which nitrate compounds in the soil are converted to free nitrogen in the atmosphere. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions....
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Reduction
Any chemical reaction in which oxygen is removed from a substance. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce...
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Redox reaction
A reaction in which oxidation and reduction occur together. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce...
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Factpack: Non-Edible Crops
As well as being foodstuffs, some common crops have surprising uses. Biology - Plants - Learning Points. A Twig FactPack Film. Open a discussion on what has been already learnt in a topic, or use to grab attention at the start of a...
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Rusting Nails
We investigate the conditions needed for rust to form. Four iron nails are placed under different conditions. One is half submerged in water. Another is completely submerged in boiled water. One is half submerged in salt water. The final...
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Dry Ice and Magnesium
We use magnesium and blocks of dry ice to show how a redox reaction occurs. A cavity in a block of dry ice is filled with coils of magnesium ribbon, which are set alight. A second block is then placed on top, but instead of this putting...
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Extracting Lead
We discover how to extract lead from lead(II) oxide. We mix lead(II) oxide with charcoal powder and then heat the mixture using a Bunsen burner. It glows bright red as a reaction occurs and after a few minutes we are left with pure lead....
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Redox Reactions
For centuries, humans have been extracting metals from molten ores. Today, the basic technique remains the same, but how does extraction work? Chemistry - Reactions - Learning Points. Metals can be extracted from rocks if they are heated...
Rachel's English
Flawless Carryout! (a FREE English Conversation Training Lesson)
In this English conversation training lesson we’ll break down my entire order of carryout! What makes my spoken English sound native and smooth? We’ll break it all down! If you’re working on making your spoken English sound more native...
Rachel's English
Speaking with Confidence? [Unlock the Power of Helping Verbs!]
Helping verbs are key to speaking with confidence in American English. They fill in gaps and make you sound more natural and smooth. Speaking with confidence requires mastery of these tricky verbs but once you’ve got them nailed down...
Healthcare Triage
A Drug to Treat Food Allergy Reactions
If you or someone you love has a life-threatening food allergy, you have to remain constantly vigilant for even the slightest exposure to that food, making even an outing to a restaurant an impossibility for some people. It can be...
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Future Innovations in Automotive Technology: From Robot-Assisted Cars to Collision Prevention Systems
This video discusses innovative technologies in vehicles aimed at enhancing safety and convenience for drivers. From cars with rotating cabins and built-in robots to advanced braking systems and lane departure warnings, these features...
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What are an Organization's Environmental Responsibilities under CSR?
The Triple Bottom Line that I discussed in an earlier video suggests businesses focus on Profits, People, and Planet. So, what is the Corporate Social Responsibility towards our environment?
Financial Times
Upcycled food is on the up
FT Food Revolution - Upcycling, the practice of using leftover or reject materials to make new products, is well established in vintage fashion and furniture design. But as the FT’s Judith Evans reports, it’s now a trend in food...
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GCSE Chemistry - Electrolysis P2 - Electrolysis to Extract Metals From Oxides - Explained #41
This video covers: - How to extract reactive metals from their oxides using electrolysis - Recap of extracting unreactive metals with 'reduction by carbon' - The specific example of extracting aluminium from aluminium oxide - Writing...
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GCSE Chemistry - Oxidation and Reduction - Redox Reactions #39 (Higher Tier)
In this video we cover: - Oxidation and reduction in terms of oxygen and electrons - Redox reactions - Displacement reactions - Ionic equations - Half equations This video is suitable for: - Higher tier only - All exam boards - Triple...
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GCSE Chemistry - Extraction of Metals & Reduction #38
This video explains the terms 'oxidation' and 'reduction', and then runs through an example how we can use carbon to reduce certain metal oxides - forming pure metals in the process.
Science Buddies
How to Create and Remove Silver Tarnish | Science Project
In this science project, you will explore how silver can be cleaned using electrochemistry and investigate how the silver cleaning reaction changes with different electrolyte salt concentrations.
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How The mediterranean Diet Improves Your Mood - What The Science Shows
Did you know that A healthy diet is associated with an approximately 30% reduction in the risk for depression and a 40% improvement in your thinking? There’s been a growing body of research showing an association between diet,...
The Guardian
How to solve the UK's transport problem in the time of coronavirus
Those who can, should go back to work, Boris Johnson has said. But how will people get to work safely? If we take public transport, will there be enough space to physically distance? If we take the car, will the roads cope with all the...