The OpenScience Laboratory

An initiative of The Open University and The Wolfson Foundation

This online laboratory brings interactive practical science to students anywhere and anytime the internet is available. The laboratory features investigations based on on-screen instruments, remote access experiments and virtual scenarios using real data. Several activities are available to all, while others are available only to registered users.

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Popular experiments

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  • Light and strain experiments (T212)

    Subject Elec Eng

    Welcome to the light and strain board in the OpenEngineering Laboratory.

    Time required 55 minutes
    Open to the public

  • t-Test

    Subject Maths Bio

    Determine if two sets of data are significantly different from each other.

    Time required 1-3 hours
    Open to the public

  • Situ8: experience your world

    Subject Env Bio Earth

    Situ8 is a tool for the delivery and creation of geolocated user-generated content.

    Time required 20 mins or much more
    Open to the public

  • Fourier experiment (T212)

    Subject Elec Eng

    Welcome to the Fourier activity in the OpenEngineering Laboratory.

    Time required 55 minutes
    Open to the public

  • Quantitative PCR analysis

    Subject Bio Chem

    Real time PCR, human CYP2D6 gene variants, gene copy number, controls, population analysis.

    Time required 1 hour
    Open to the public

  • A-Level Virtual microscopy

    Subject Bio Env Gen Health

    A collection of slides covering animal and plant tissues in the school curriculum.

    Time required
    Open to the public

  • Ecological interactions on iSpot

    Subject Env Bio

    Discover & record the ecological interactions among species.

    Time required 1-3 hours
    Open to the public

  • Compton scattering

    Subject Phys

    Remotely controlled Compton scattering: relativistic dynamics and the electron mass.

    Time required 4-5 hours
    Open to the public

  • The Digital Geology Kit

    Subject Earth Env

    View mineral, rock and fossil specimens in high-quality images and videos.

    Time required 10 min - 10 h
    Open to the public
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