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All experiments (filtered; page 2 of 5)
Fine Beam Tube
Subject Phys AstroAccess to real data from which users can determine a fundamental electron property.
Time required 2-5 hours
Light Harvesters
Subject Env BioValue the trees in your neighbourhood and see their environmental benefits using Treezilla.
Time required 1-3 hours
Elementary flame test
Subject Chem PhysA simple demonstration of the characteristic colours produced by metallic salts in flames.
Time required 1 hour
Particle camera (S818)
Subject Astro PhysRemote access Particle Cameras for Open University module S818
Time required 1 hour
Compton scattering
Subject PhysRemotely controlled Compton scattering: relativistic dynamics and the electron mass.
Time required 4-5 hours
Discovering computer networks: hands on in the Open Networking Lab
Subject Comp GenA free introduction to computer networks.
Time required
Campus Weather Station
Subject Env GenLive data from The OpenStem Labs weather station on the Open University campus
Time required
Adipose tissue: virtual microscope
Subject Bio HealthA collection of annotated slides covering adipose tissue.
Time required 1-2 hours or more
Using the digital microscope to count leukocytes in blood samples
Subject Bio HealthTime required
Histology & histopathology
Subject Bio HealthA collection of 320 annotated slides covering basic histology and histopathology.
Time required 1-15 hours
Quantitative PCR analysis
Subject Bio ChemReal time PCR, human CYP2D6 gene variants, gene copy number, controls, population analysis.
Time required 1 hour
Light and strain experiments (T212)
Subject Elec EngThis consists of two experiments: one where you will control a set of light sensors, and in the second take measurements on an experiment where a strain gauge forms one part of a wheatstone bridge.
Time required 55 minutes