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Comparing ecosystem benefits with Treezilla
Subject Env BioInvestigation of environmental benefits of different types of tree.
Time required 30 mins
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
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
Campus Weather Station
Subject Env GenLive data from The OpenStem Labs weather station on the Open University campus
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Igneous & metamorphic rock
Subject EarthHand specimens and slabs of rocks and minerals found in the Lake District.
Time required 1-2 hours
Using the digital microscope to count leukocytes in blood samples
Subject Bio HealthTime required
Planets and moons labcasts (S283, Moons MOOC)
Subject AstroCatch-up recordings of live interactive broadcasts
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Pesticide analysis with GC-MS
Subject Chem Env HealthFinding environmental pesticides by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry.
Time required 2.5 hours