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Educational Video Resources


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Khan Academy

Description: A collection of instructional videos on math, science, engineering, social studies, and more with teaching resources. There is a good selection of videos on geometrical and physical optics.

Audience: Students, teachers

Level: Middle, high school
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Tip: Browse optics videos under Courses/ Science and Engineering/Physics section. Other relevant topics are covered in the AP Physics 2 and Electrical Engineering sections. 
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Crash Course

Description: A YouTube Channel supported by PBS Digital Studios with many educational videos in physics, philosophy, games, economics, and more. There is a variety of well-produced videos on optics: geometrical optics, optical instruments, spectra, interference, and more.

Audience: Students, teachers

Level: Middle school, high school, college

Tip: search for optics videos under” Physics” section.
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Physics Professor Matt Anderson

Description: A series of videos on various physics topics from a professor at San Diego State University. Instructional videos on physical and geometrical optics are available.

Audience: Students, teachers, faculty

Level: High school AP, college 

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AddOhms Electronics Tutorials for Everyone

Description: A series of electronics tutorials that covers basic principles and devices in electronics for non-engineering majors. Selected optoelectronics devices are explained.

Audience: Students, teachers, faculty

Level: High school, college

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The FOA YouTube Channel

Description: This channel hosts over 100 videos about fiber optics and premises cabling.

Audience: Students, teachers, faculty, technicians 
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Level: High school, college, industry professional development
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JoJos Science Show-Kid Science Experiments For Kids with Light and Optics

Description: Videos on various topics of science developed for the youngest ones to gain interest in STEM. Several videos on optic related topics are available.

Audience: Students, teachers, parents

Level: Elementary, middle school
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How a Laser Works

Description: An educational video about the principles of laser operation developed by a professor at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and hosted by the Knowledge TV.

Audience: Students, teachers, faculty
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Level: High school, college

How a Fiber Laser Works

Description: A video developed by the Nufern Corporation about the science of light, optical fibers and the development of optical fiber lasers.

Audience: Students, teachers, faculty

Level: High school, college

​Fiber 101

Description: A video about the basics of fiber optics developed by Corning.

Audience: Students, teachers, faculty

Level: High school, college

​Optical fiber cables, how do they work?

Description: An animated video explaining total internal refection, fundamentals of fiber optics technology and its application.

Audience: Students, teachers, faculty, technicians

Level: High school, college, industry professional development
 
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