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 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

  • Variation in vegetation: the heather hypothesis

    Subject Env Bio Earth

    Sample virtual transects to gather data on species of heather.

    Time required 2.5 hours
    Open to the public

  • Pendulum experiment (T212)

    Subject Elec Eng

    Please note: The laboratory will be closed from Tuesday 08 May through Tuesday 15 May for essential upgrades and maintenance.

    Welcome to T212's first activity in the OpenEngineering Laboratory.

    Time required 55 minutes
    Open to the public

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  • 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

  • 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

  • Body tissues under the microscope (SDK100)

    Subject Health Bio

    For use in OU Module SDK100 Topic 2 Activity 2.1

    Time required
    Open to the public

  • OpenSTEM Labs (GOLC)

    Subject Gen
    Time required
    Open to the public

  • Maps and landforms

    Subject Env Earth

    Learn how to interpret maps and how to use a compass.

    Time required 1 hour
    Open to the public

  • Flame test II

    Subject Chem

    A simple demonstration of the characteristic colours produced by metallic salts in flames.

    Time required
    Open to the public

  • PIRATE facility

    Subject Astro Phys

    Remote-access astronomical observatory.

    Time required 10 h
    Open to the public

  • Variation in vegetation: the heather hypothesis

    Subject Env Bio Earth

    Sample virtual transects to gather data on species of heather.

    Time required 2.5 hours
    Open to the public

  • The Interactive Brain

    Subject Bio Health

    Explore the brain and its different regions using 3D animations.

    Time required
    Open to the public
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