published by
the New England Board of Higher Education
This resource is a set of simple and low-cost lab manuals on the topic of optics, developed for high school and lower-level undergraduate level. The manuals were designed to give beginning students a broad overview of optics and photonics through fun activities that promote real-world applications of the concepts. Resources include labs on pinhole images, spectroscopy, reflection and refraction, and simple lenses. For more advanced students, see the activities on diffraction and polarization of light. Background information is given for each lab, plus diagrams/illustrations and data sheets for student use.
This resource was sponsored by the NSF-funded Photon and Photon2 grants, awarded for the development of introductory curriculum on the topic of optics and light. SEE RELATED MATERIALS on this page for a link to the complete index of curriculum materials.
Explorations in Optics (New England Board of Higher Education, Boston, 2008), WWW Document, (http://www.nebhe.org/wp-content/uploads/ExplorationsInOptics2009.pdf).
Explorations in Optics. (2008, July 31). Retrieved September 7, 2010, from New England Board of Higher Education: http://www.nebhe.org/wp-content/uploads/ExplorationsInOptics2009.pdf
New England Board of Higher Education. Explorations in Optics. Boston: New England Board of Higher Education, July 31, 2008. http://www.nebhe.org/wp-content/uploads/ExplorationsInOptics2009.pdf (accessed 7 September 2010).
Explorations in Optics. Boston: New England Board of Higher Education, 2008. 31 July 2008. 7 Sep. 2010 <http://www.nebhe.org/wp-content/uploads/ExplorationsInOptics2009.pdf>.
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