Dumpster Optics: teaching and learning optics without a kit

Judy Donnelly; Nancy Magnani; Kathleen Robinson

doi:10.1117/12.2238930

29 September 2016 Dumpster Optics: teaching and learning optics without a kit

Judy Donnelly, Nancy Magnani, Kathleen Robinson

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Proceedings Volume 9946, Optics Education and Outreach IV; 99460G (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2238930
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2016, San Diego, California, United States

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The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and renewed emphasis on STEM education in the U.S. have resulted in the development of many educational kits for teaching science in general and optics in particular. Many teachers do not have funding to purchase kits and practical experience has shown that even costly kits can have poorly written and misleading instructions and may include experiments that would not work in a classroom. Dumpster Optics lessons are designed to use inexpensive, commonly found materials. All lessons have been field-tested with students. We will describe the development of the lessons, provide examples of field testing experiences and outline possible future activities.

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Judy Donnelly, Nancy Magnani, and Kathleen Robinson "Dumpster Optics: teaching and learning optics without a kit", Proc. SPIE 9946, Optics Education and Outreach IV, 99460G (29 September 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2238930

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