The International Year of Light in Europe 2015 Project (LIGHT2015), together with Universe Awareness, releases the e-book 100 Educational Activities about Light and Photonics. This e-book comprises a list of 100 educational activities about the wonders of light and photonics, curated for the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies 2015 (IYL 2015).
An important aspect of the International Year of Light 2015 is the educational added value of Light and Photonics to empower teachers and students around the world. Optics and photonics activities get students excited about science, and for teachers these activities are a great way to physical concepts through engaging hands-on activities.
The e-book 100 educational activities about Light and Photonics is a quick reference guide to freely available resource for teachers and educators. The list of activities consists of educational activities for children 6 years and older and includes material developed by Opticks4Kids, Exploratorium.edu, the Optical Society, TeachEngineering and Universe Awareness, among others. The e-book is available as an Open Educational Resource and the source file is available for translations and adaptations.
All activities have been curated by Silvia Simionato and Pedro Russo from the Universe Awareness Programme (UNAWE) based at Leiden University (the Netherlands) within the framework of The International Year of Light in Europe 2015 Project (LIGHT2015).
You can download the 100 educational activities about Light and Photonics e-book here: www.unawe.org/light/
About LIGHT2015
LIGHT2015 is a European project, funded through the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme of the European Commission. It aims to promote the importance of photonics to young people, entrepreneurs and the general public in all Member States of the EU during the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies 2015 (IYL 2015).
LIGHT2015 Partners include the European Physical Society (EPS), the European Optical Society (EU), the Institute of Photonics Sciences (ICFO), Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI) the National University of Ireland Galway (NUI), Universiteit Leiden and EYESTvzw.
Website: www.europe.light2015.org
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Light2015Europe
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Light2015Europe
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