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Available from SPIE, an international society advancing an
interdisciplinary approach to the science and application of light.

 

Kids Learn About Lasers, Cameras, and Other Cool Stuff in New SPIE DVD
A new SPIE video, Light in Action: Lasers, Cameras & Other Cool Stuff,
features kids showing kids aged 9-11 that science can be fun and
exciting and that advancements with light are all around them. 

 

Upbeat music and fast-paced video spark kids attention, while
interactive experiments and simple animations help communicate basic
principles about light - Light travels in a straight line (Pinhole
Camera), Light can be bounced and bent (Kaleidoscope), Light is made up
of many colors (Bubbles). The 14-minute DVD is free to educators and
others interested in introducing young people to optics.


Watch online at: www.spie.org/lightinaction


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Optics: Light at Work

SPIE wants kids to get excited about optics. We'd like to increase the
number and diversity of students that choose to take advanced science
and mathematics courses, and we'd like these young people to pursue a
career in science and engineering. 

This video provides kids with real world applications of optics
technology - remote controls, cell phones, bar code scanners, and
computers - things they use in their daily lives, as well as, examples
of "cool" new technology such as nanomedicine, space telescopes,
invisibility, and solar energy. 

 

The emphasis is on asking questions, exhibiting curiosity, being
challenged by problem-solving, having ideas, doing what you love, and
the sheer fun of creating things that people need. We stress how
engineering and science jobs align with the career motivators such as
enjoyable, good working environment, making a difference, income, and
flexibility. Audience age 12-13.

 

Watch online at: www.spie.org/opticslightatwork


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