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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  • Light Harvesters

    Subject Env Bio

    Value the trees in your neighbourhood and see their environmental benefits using Treezilla.

    Time required 1-3 hours
    Open to the public

  • Launch Pad: Orbits

    Subject Astro Eng Phys

    'Space' Award for Air Cadets: Investigation of orbital mechanics

    Time required 45 min
    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

  • Studying Science at the OU

    Subject Gen

    Links to Open University courses in science

    Time required
    Open to the public

  • Blue Planet II labcasts

    Subject Earth Env

    Catch-up recordings of live interactive broadcasts

    Time required
    Open to the public

  • Optical Microscope

    Subject Gen Bio Earth Env Mat

    Remote access to microscope ready loaded with a wide variety of slides.

    Time required 5 min - 1 h
    Open to the public

  • Launch Pad: Satellites

    Subject Phys Eng

    'Space' Award for Air Cadets: Identification and tracking of the objects orbiting the Earth

    Time required 1 h
    Open to the public

  • Virtual petrographic microscope

    Subject Earth Env

    Thin rock sections viewed under a polarising microscope.

    Time required 1-2 hours
    Open to the public

  • Pendulum (T212)

    Subject Elec Eng

    Set the values for the driving motor of a pendulum and observe its dynamic behaviour.

    Time required 55 minutes
    Open to the public
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