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How to Write Your Name in Braille

Learn how to write your name in braille, a different way of writing the alphabet for the blind and visually impaired who rely on touch as a means of communication. It is based on six dots, like the design on a domino. It consists of 63 symbols, made up of all the possible combinations of […]

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The Benefits of Digital Play in Early Years Learning

In today’s early years learning landscape children have access to devices and content to enable multi-sensory exploration through digital play. Digital play need not be passive – it can be active, creative and collaborative. When the content, device and interactivity are purposefully designed well for their age group, digital play can support physical, cognitive and […]

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Ada lovelace: The World's First Programmer

Ada Lovelace: The World’s First Computer Programmer

Ada Lovelace is widely known as the world’s first computer programmer. In the 1840s, she wrote the world’s first machine algorithm for an early computing machine that existed only on paper.   Ada Lovelace, also known as “The Enchantress of Numbers.”   Daughter of Romantic poet Lord Byron, she was born Augusta Ada Byron on […]

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The wood wide web: How trees talk to each other

The wood wide web: How trees talk to each other

The wood wide web, coined and discovered by Dr. Suzanne Simard in 1990, is the intricate process of how trees talk and help each other. More specifically, it is a complex underground web of roots and mycorrhizal fungi that connect trees and other plants to one another.   “At the time, lots of people in […]

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10 Future Jobs of 2040

The world as it is now is changing and our society will change with it. But what sort of jobs will our children have in this future? In an age of innovation, the only limit is our imagination but here is a short list of  STEAM related jobs that are likely to be vital in […]

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Let’s bee kind: 10 ways to help bees

Bees are in serious decline in the UK and globally. We have already lost around 13 species and another 35 are currently at risk, but we have 10 ways that you can help save our buzzy buddies. 1. Buy Local Honey Local honey will be prepared by local beekeepers. This keeps food miles down and […]

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What makes a flower? The four key parts of flower anatomy.

What is a flower? A flower is the reproductive structure of flowering plants. Many flowers that rely on pollinators, such as birds, butterflies and bees, have evolved to have brightly coloured petals and appealing scents as a way to attract their attention. Although all flowers are different, they have four main parts that make up […]

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How do bees communicate? It’s un-BEE-lievable!

Bees are intelligent, and like other intelligent creatures they communicate with one another. Different creatures communicate differently, for instance we use words and dolphins use clicks, but bees use three different ways to talk to each other. The honey bee (genus Apis) has only eight surviving species that are recognized today, with a total of 43 […]

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