Lesson Materials 

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In addition to training, LASER-TEC supports educators with classroom and laboratory materials.

Currently, the center developed a compact and low-cost optics toolkit that includes a laboratory manual and video demonstrations.  This “turn-key” educational resource will enable educators and students to investigate fundamentals of light, its dual nature, and various applications.
Learn more about our optics kit here.

A wide range of curriculum resources (below) have been developed by our partners and available through their websites.

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Lasers

1. OP-TEC Photonics Curriculum Materials​

• Series of books on optics an laser technologies. Click here to view curriculum materials.

2. SPIE (The International Society for Optics and Photonics)

• Hands-On Optics, Practical Optics & Photonics Education Tools Activities for students. Click here to view. 

3. SPIE Online Resources, Innovative Tools and Materials

• Lesson plans, activities, demonstrations and free materials for students and educators. Click here to view. 

4. OSA Youth Education Resources

• Classroom and self-study materials. Click here to view.

5. IEEE Educator Resources

• Hands-on team-based society- focused projects for students. Click here to view. 

6. LaserFocusWorld Resources

• ​Updates on photonics educations, blogs, educational resources. Click here to view. ​

7. University of Arizona Pattern in Nature

• PHS 208 course reading. Click here to view. 

8. How to Smile

• Collection of K-12 lesson plans science and math. Tip: search for “lasers, fiber optics” https://www.howtosmile.org/

9. Exploratorium

• K-12 hands-on activities on science and math. Tip: visit their “Explore” page http://www.exploratorium.edu/

10. Teen Science Café Network

• Community of Teens and Scientists​. Tip: visit their “resources” page http://teensciencecafe.org/

​11. Optics 4 Kids

• Explore experiments to help you understand the physics of light, organized by age group. View here.

​12. Laser Classroom

• Free light, laser and optics lessons and experiments for elementary, middle, and high school students. View here.

​13. CREOL at UCF

• A lab manual on LIGHT written for teachers. View here. 

​14. NASA

• A K-12 educators guide on optics with activities in math and science. View here.

​15. American Association of Physics Teachers

• A digital collection of lens science lessons integrating geometric optics with biology. View here.

​16. National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL) at FSU

• Online activities in optics for teachers. View here.

Fiber Optics

1. Fiber Optics Association

• Fiber U Online learning website. Contains self-study programs, tutorials, textbooks, videos, and other resources. Click here to view website.

​2. Navy Electricity and Electronics Training Series Introduction to Fiber Optics.

• Free book on Fiber Optics. Click here to view. 

3. JDSU Reference Guide to Fiber Optic Testing Glossary

• By  Laurence Choquet. Click here to view.

4. JDSU Reference  Guide to Fiber Optic Testing  Volume 1

• By  Laurence Choquet. Click here to view.

5. JDSU Reference Guide to Fiber Optic Testing Volume 2

• By  Laurence Choquet. Click here to view.

6. IDEAL Fiber Optic Training Guide

• Click here to view.