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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  • Launch Pad: Rover

    Subject Eng

    'Space' Award for Air Cadets: Lunar rover

    Time required 45 min
    Open to the public

  • Launch Pad: Rocketry

    Subject Eng Phys

    'Space' Award for Air Cadets: Investigating the vertical range of sky rockets

    Time required 30 min
    Open to the public

  • Spirometer

    Subject Health Bio

    Use the spirometer to investigate the impact of smoking on lung function.

    Time required
    Open to the public

  • Graph plotter

    Subject Gen

    Import your own data to create graphs.

    Time required 30 mins or more
    Open to the public

  • VM for Earth sciences

    Subject Earth Env

    Examine 3D specimens and microscope images of rocks, meteorites & moon rocks.

    Time required 1 hour or more
    Open to the public

  • Using the digital microscope to count leukocytes in blood samples

    Subject Bio Health
    Time required
    Open to the public

  • A-level: virtual microscope

    Subject Bio

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

    Time required 1-2 hours or more
    Open to the public

  • OEL Video Test

    Subject Eng

    Welcome to the video test for the OpenEngineering Lab. This is designed to check that your computer/tablet and network combination can successfully connect to the resources in the laboratory.

    Time required
    Open to the public

  • Planets and moons labcasts (S283, Moons MOOC)

    Subject Astro

    Catch-up recordings of live interactive broadcasts

    Time required
    Open to the public
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