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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
Spirometer
Subject Health BioUse the spirometer to investigate the impact of smoking on lung function.
Time required
Astronomy with an online telescope (Badged Course)
Subject Astro PhysDetails for Astronomy with an online telescope Badged Course users.
Time required
All experiments (filtered; page 1 of 6)
Pesticide analysis with GC-MS
Subject Chem Env HealthFinding environmental pesticides by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry.
Time required 2.5 hours
Time required
Pendulum (T212)
Subject Elec EngSet the values for the driving motor of a pendulum and observe its dynamic behaviour.
Time required 55 minutes
Discovering computer networks: hands on in the Open Networking Lab
Subject Comp GenA free introduction to computer networks.
Time required
Time required
The Digital Geology Kit
Subject Earth EnvView mineral, rock and fossil specimens in high-quality images and videos.
Time required 10 min - 10 h
Campus Weather Station
Subject Env GenLive data from The OpenStem Labs weather station on the Open University campus
Time required
Eating for energy
Subject Env BioAn investigation into why greater horseshoe bats are so rare in Britain today.
Time required 1 hourRemote digital SLR
Subject GenTime required