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- Optica on Ukraine
- Awards & Honors
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- Early Career Professionals
- Education Outreach
- Global Policy & Affairs
- Local Section
- Virtual Engagement
- Students
-
Technical Groups
- Bio-Medical Optics
- Fabrication, Design and Instrumentation
- Information Acquisition, Processing and Display
- Optical Interaction Science
- Photonics and Opto-Electronics
- Vision and Color
- Technical Group Leadership Volunteers
- Technical Group Webinars
- Technical Group Events
- Technical Group Search
- Technical Group Prizes
- Volunteer
Optics for Kids
Looking for engaging hands on science? Check out our optical experiments to bring educational entertainment to the family while teaching them some physics!
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Optics at Home
Exploring the science of light can be an adventure for kids of every age. Working with volunteers, we created video tutorials along with educational materials that can help families explore light together.
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Optics Suitcase
Each case includes a teaching guide and materials for demonstrations and experiments that teach about optics in a fun, hands-on atmosphere.
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Problem-based Learning
The PBL Projects are a series of STEM problem-based learning curriculum and professional development projects funded by the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program of the National Science Foundation (NSF).
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ETOP
The bi-annual Education and Training in Optics & Photonics (ETOP) conference, first held in 1988, is an international forum dedicated to the dissemination of information related to the teaching of optics and photonics.
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Women in STEM Challenge
This game helps teach grade school children about amazing women in STEM and their discoveries and inventions. Highlighting women from all over the world, and across different scientific disciplines this game can educate and inspire.
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