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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
A-level: virtual microscope
Subject BioA collection of slides covering animal and plant tissues in the school curriculum.
Time required 1-2 hours or more
Time required 30 mins or more
Using the digital microscope to count leukocytes in blood samples
Subject Bio HealthTime required
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DNA quantitation
Subject Bio ChemSpectrometry, micropipette, dilutions, quantitation, quality checks, controls.
Time required 2 hours
Body tissues under the microscope (SDK100)
Subject Health BioFor use in OU Module SDK100 Topic 2 Activity 2.1
Time required
Time required
Light Harvesters
Subject Env BioValue the trees in your neighbourhood and see their environmental benefits using Treezilla.
Time required 1-3 hours
Introducing Baxter
Subject Robo EngTime required 55 minutes
Time required
Time required
Pesticide analysis with GC-MS
Subject Chem Env HealthFinding environmental pesticides by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry.
Time required 2.5 hours
The Digital Geology Kit
Subject Earth EnvView mineral, rock and fossil specimens in high-quality images and videos.
Time required 10 min - 10 h