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Hands On Optics, Module One - Laser Challenges (LSE)
Where would astronomy be without Galileo and his telescope? Where would physics be without Newton breaking light into its colors with his prism? ?My heart leaps up when I behold/A rainbow in the sky,? wrote William Wordsworth. Where would we humans be without our love affair with rainbows and light? Questions like these are the impetus behind the National Science Foundation-funded program Hands-On Optics: Making an Impact with Light. Hands-On Optics (HOO) brings optics education to middle school students through hands-on activities. We are pleased to be able to bring our modules to schools. The kits were developed by a team from the National Optical Astronomy Observatory, the Optical Society of America, and the International Society for Optical Engineering and were extensively field-tested in classrooms and museums across the country. The NSF has funded the development of six modules, suitable for use in classrooms, after-school programs, or museum settings. Each module focuses on a different area of optics and contains enough material for a class of students to engage in interesting hands-on optics activities. The modules are designed to be exploratory in nature and are inquiry-based. These activities have been classroom tested and are aligned with national science, math and technology standards. Teacher demonstration equipment is also included in each module. Module 1 ? Laser Challenges. Students learn about lasers and explore the law of reflection using mirrors and protractors. They learn to carefully measure light and predict its behavior through a variety of challenges. The module concludes with students putting their knowledge to the test in a game of ?Hit the Target?.
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Hands On Optics, Module Two - Kaleidoscope Adventures (LSE)
Where would astronomy be without Galileo and his telescope? Where would physics be without Newton breaking light into its colors with his prism? ?My heart leaps up when I behold/A rainbow in the sky,? wrote William Wordsworth. Where would we humans be without our love affair with rainbows and light? Questions like these are the impetus behind the National Science Foundation-funded program Hands-On Optics: Making an Impact with Light. Hands-On Optics (HOO) brings optics education to middle school students through hands-on activities. We are pleased to be able to bring our modules to schools. The kits were developed by a team from the National Optical Astronomy Observatory, the Optical Society of America, and the International Society for Optical Engineering and were extensively field-tested in classrooms and museums across the country. The NSF has funded the development of six modules, suitable for use in classrooms, after-school programs, or museum settings. Each module focuses on a different area of optics and contains enough material for a class of students to engage in interesting hands-on optics activities. The modules are designed to be exploratory in nature and are inquiry-based. These activities have been classroom tested and are aligned with national science, math and technology standards. Teacher demonstration equipment is also included in each module. Module 2 ? Kaleidoscope Adventures. Students explore multiple reflections and symmetry using mirrors. They will learn some of the unusual properties of periscopes and will build their own kaleidoscopes
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Hands On Optics, Module Three - Magnificent Magnifications (LSE)
Where would astronomy be without Galileo and his telescope? Where would physics be without Newton breaking light into its colors with his prism? ?My heart leaps up when I behold/A rainbow in the sky,? wrote William Wordsworth. Where would we humans be without our love affair with rainbows and light? Questions like these are the impetus behind the National Science Foundation-funded program Hands-On Optics: Making an Impact with Light. Hands-On Optics (HOO) brings optics education to middle school students through hands-on activities. We are pleased to be able to bring our modules to schools. The kits were developed by a team from the National Optical Astronomy Observatory, the Optical Society of America, and the International Society for Optical Engineering and were extensively field-tested in classrooms and museums across the country. The NSF has funded the development of six modules, suitable for use in classrooms, after-school programs, or museum settings. Each module focuses on a different area of optics and contains enough material for a class of students to engage in interesting hands-on optics activities. The modules are designed to be exploratory in nature and are inquiry-based. These activities have been classroom tested and are aligned with national science, math and technology standards. Teacher demonstration equipment is also included in each module. Module 3 ? Magnificent Magnifications. Students observe how light interacts with materials such as glass and plastic and how images can be formed by refraction. They use lenses to focus images and learn how a magnifying glass works. Students use their knowledge of lenses to assemble a refracting telescope and test its resolution.
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Hands On Optics, Module Four - Peculiar Polarization (LSE)
Where would astronomy be without Galileo and his telescope? Where would physics be without Newton breaking light into its colors with his prism? ?My heart leaps up when I behold/A rainbow in the sky,? wrote William Wordsworth. Where would we humans be without our love affair with rainbows and light? Questions like these are the impetus behind the National Science Foundation-funded program Hands-On Optics: Making an Impact with Light. Hands-On Optics (HOO) brings optics education to middle school students through hands-on activities. We are pleased to be able to bring our modules to schools. The kits were developed by a team from the National Optical Astronomy Observatory, the Optical Society of America, and the International Society for Optical Engineering and were extensively field-tested in classrooms and museums across the country. The NSF has funded the development of six modules, suitable for use in classrooms, after-school programs, or museum settings. Each module focuses on a different area of optics and contains enough material for a class of students to engage in interesting hands-on optics activities. The modules are designed to be exploratory in nature and are inquiry-based. These activities have been classroom tested and are aligned with national science, math and technology standards. Teacher demonstration equipment is also included in each module. Module 4 ? Peculiar Polarization. Students continue their exploration of light by learning what is meant by polarized light. They explore a diverse variety of topics such as birefringence, why we use polarized sunglasses, optically active substances, polarized light from LCD screens, and stress analysis using polarized light. The culminating challenge is a unique activity where students use their knowledge of polarized light to create a work of art.
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Hands On Optics, Module Five - Infrared and Ultraviolet Light (LSE)
Where would astronomy be without Galileo and his telescope? Where would physics be without Newton breaking light into its colors with his prism? ?My heart leaps up when I behold/A rainbow in the sky,? wrote William Wordsworth. Where would we humans be without our love affair with rainbows and light? Questions like these are the impetus behind the National Science Foundation-funded program Hands-On Optics: Making an Impact with Light. Hands-On Optics (HOO) brings optics education to middle school students through hands-on activities. We are pleased to be able to bring our modules to schools. The kits were developed by a team from the National Optical Astronomy Observatory, the Optical Society of America, and the International Society for Optical Engineering and were extensively field-tested in classrooms and museums across the country. The NSF has funded the development of six modules, suitable for use in classrooms, after-school programs, or museum settings. Each module focuses on a different area of optics and contains enough material for a class of students to engage in interesting hands-on optics activities. The modules are designed to be exploratory in nature and are inquiry-based. These activities have been classroom tested and are aligned with national science, math and technology standards. Teacher demonstration equipment is also included in each module. Module 5 ? Infrared and Ultraviolet Light. Students learn more about the wave nature of light. They visibly see the differences between ultraviolet, infrared and visible light by constructing a model of the electromagnetic spectrum. Students explore applications of infrared light though the use of television remote controls and an infrared thermometer. Ultraviolet beads are used to detect ultraviolet emissions from black lights. The module concludes with a series of activities where students explore various types of luminescence through fluorescent materials and minerals, glow sticks, and surprising substances that exhibit luminescence.
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Hands On Optics, Module Six - Communicating on a Beam of Light (LSE)
Where would astronomy be without Galileo and his telescope? Where would physics be without Newton breaking light into its colors with his prism? ?My heart leaps up when I behold/A rainbow in the sky,? wrote William Wordsworth. Where would we humans be without our love affair with rainbows and light? Questions like these are the impetus behind the National Science Foundation-funded program Hands-On Optics: Making an Impact with Light. Hands-On Optics (HOO) brings optics education to middle school students through hands-on activities. We are pleased to be able to bring our modules to schools. The kits were developed by a team from the National Optical Astronomy Observatory, the Optical Society of America, and the International Society for Optical Engineering and were extensively field-tested in classrooms and museums across the country. The NSF has funded the development of six modules, suitable for use in classrooms, after-school programs, or museum settings. Each module focuses on a different area of optics and contains enough material for a class of students to engage in interesting hands-on optics activities. The modules are designed to be exploratory in nature and are inquiry-based. These activities have been classroom tested and are aligned with national science, math and technology standards. Teacher demonstration equipment is also included in each module. Module 6 ? Communicating on a Beam of Light. Students continue their exploration of light with a kinesthetic activity illustrating why light has different colors and the special properties of laser light. They learn about Morse code and how it is used for communication. Students assemble and test their own laser communication system capable of transmitting their voices or music from an MP3 player several hundred feet!
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