Resources for Teaching Optics/Photonics

BOOKS

LIGHT – Introduction to Optics and Photonics Algebra/Trig based textbook from the PHOTON  Projects

 

 

Exploring Light- Investigations for Optics Exploration, 2nd edition Inexpensive outreach activities based on the PHOTON Explorations, favorite demos and activities many shown to us by our teacher participants over the years

 

 

VIDEOS AND PHOTOS

Videos – Our own channel featuring Explorations, Labs  and more. Plus some of our favorites made by others.

 

Optics photos by us and our students

 

 

DUMPSTER OPTICS AND MORE FUN BUT CHEAP ACTIVITIES

Teaching and learning with Inexpensive Materials – Dumpster Optics, Optics Explorations, Math and Optics, and Email Listserv

 

Resources and recordings from the webinar series hosted by Optica (Formerly the Optical Society) during the Covid-19 shutdown year

 

 

OUR HISTORY AND MORE

Materials developed by the PHOTON Projects for secondary and postsecondary students including a lab kit, videos and an online course

 

More of our favorite resources