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• TLF-IDM002566

This is a box containing 20 compartments filled with various types of press studs. A label on the lid of the box (not shown) reads 'approximately 10 gross of varied coloured buttons all complete'. The press studs were made in various places, including France and England, for use at Simpson's Gloves. The box is part of the ...

• TLF-IDL10617

Explore the issues in the referendum campaigns for the proposed federated nation. Find out who was eligible to vote and identify the democratic practices that characterised the Federation referendums. Decide on the extent to which the voting results truly reflect democratic ideals. Examine the voting patterns and the results ...

• TLF-IDL11430

Explore sets of katakana that have similar appearance but contain subtle stroke differences, such as シ and ツ, ソ and ン. Pair up katakana that match exactly. Build your knowledge of katakana by checking their sounds. This learning object is a combination of four objects in the 'Flip and match' and 'Match it' series.

• TLF-IDL1168

Restore stone tablets and character strokes from dig sites. Separate the tablets; notice that each has the faded outline of a Chinese character. Sort the strokes into stroke types according to their shape. Rebuild the characters by using the sorted strokes in the right order. Discover the meaning and sound of the characters. ...

• TLF-IDL2013

Analyse a fossil jaw and work out which large extinct animal it came from. Measure the jaw's length and height, and estimate the body size of the animal. Examine the type of teeth and their arrangement. Decide whether the animal was adapted to eat plants, insects, other animals or a combination. Identify an extinct animal ...

• TLF-IDL2761

Solve word matching puzzles. Notice how a Chinese character looks slightly different in a range of font styles. Rotate cubes to find the same character in different fonts on a 3x3 set of cubes. Match a whole line of three characters. This learning object is one in a series of three objects. The series is also packaged as ...

• TLF-IDL2763

Solve word matching puzzles. Notice how a Chinese character looks slightly different in a range of font styles. Rotate cubes to find the same character in different fonts on a 4x4 set of cubes. Match all rows and columns. Discover a hidden message. This learning object is one in a series of three objects. The series is ...

• TLF-IDL472

Look at sets of similar Chinese characters. Pair up the characters that match exactly. Notice that when characters look alike, they often have related meanings. Spot the subtle differences in strokes that form the different characters. Build your knowledge of simple characters by checking meanings and spoken examples. This ...

• TLF-IDL690

Pairs of Chinese characters that look alike are hidden behind cards. Flip the cards and pair up the characters that match exactly. Notice that when characters look alike, they often have related meanings. Find the subtle differences in strokes that form the different characters. Build your knowledge of simple characters ...

• TLF-IDL6901

Analyse a fossil jaw and work out which large extinct animal it came from. Measure the jaw's length and height, and estimate the body size of the animal. Examine the type of teeth and their arrangement. Decide whether the animal was adapted to eat plants, insects, other animals or a combination. Identify an extinct animal ...