OpenScience Observatories
Posted: 9 Jul 2017Foraml inauguration took place at the Observatorio del Teide on 6 July 2017
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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
Histology & histopathology
Subject Bio HealthA collection of 320 annotated slides covering basic histology and histopathology.
Time required 1-15 hours
Virtual Skiddaw: 3D geology field trip
Subject Earth EnvA virtual field trip in the Lake District of the UK.
Time required 3-4 hours
VM for Earth sciences
Subject Earth EnvExamine 3D specimens and microscope images of rocks, meteorites & moon rocks.
Time required 1 hour or more
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Virtual Skiddaw: 3D geology field trip
Subject Earth EnvA virtual field trip in the Lake District of the UK.
Time required 3-4 hours
Pesticide analysis with GC-MS
Subject Chem Env HealthFinding environmental pesticides by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry.
Time required 2.5 hours
What's in water: freshwater invertebrates
Subject Env Bio ChemAn investigation into river quality using freshwater invertebrates.
Time required 1 hour
Comparing ecosystem benefits with Treezilla
Subject Env BioInvestigation of environmental benefits of different types of tree.
Time required 30 mins
Ecological interactions on iSpot
Subject Env BioDiscover & record the ecological interactions among species.
Time required 1-3 hours
Igneous & metamorphic rock
Subject EarthHand specimens and slabs of rocks and minerals found in the Lake District.
Time required 1-2 hours
A-Level Virtual microscopy
Subject Bio Env Gen HealthA collection of slides covering animal and plant tissues in the school curriculum.
Time required
Time required 30 mins or more
DNA quantitation
Subject Bio ChemSpectrometry, micropipette, dilutions, quantitation, quality checks, controls.
Time required 2 hours