Engaging Students in STEM with Problem Based Learning

Resources for Teaching Optics/Photonics

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

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

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

Resources and recordings from the webinar series hosted by Optica (Formerly the Optical Society)

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

Optics photos by us and our students

More of our favorite resources

The PHOTON Projects ( FOTEP, DUE # 9553762 ; PHOTON, DUE # 0053284, PHOTON2 DUE # 0302528 ) and the PBL Projects ( Advanced Photonics Manufacturing PBL, DUE # 1801115 ; Advanced Manufacturing PBL , DUE #1204941; STEM PBL , DUE #0903051 ; PHOTON PBL, DUE # 0603143) were funded by the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education program (NSF ATE). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Your use of the NEBHE Problem Based Learning Projects website and its materials is subject to our Creative Commons License and other terms of use.