Spreading Optics in the primary school

Gargallo, Ana; Gómez‐Varela, Ana I.; González-Núñez, Héctor; Delgado, Tamara; Almaguer, Citlalli; Cambronero, Ferran; García-Sánchez, Antonio; Pallarès, David; Aymerich, María; Aragón, Ángel L; Flores-Arias, M. T.

doi:10.1088/1742-6596/605/1/012040

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“…Compared to other scientific areas, optical phenomena are more eye-catching and easier to observe in our everyday life. In order to exploit this potential, our chapter has been historically centered on visiting schools, science fairs and hospitals to perform educative face-to-face events [1,2]. The social distancing recommendations derived from the COVID-19 pandemic suddenly hampered our agenda, leading us to actively use Social Networks (SNs) to maintain our activity.…”

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Outreaching optics during the COVID-19 Pandemic: from face-to-face to social networks

Rodriquez-Fernandez

Carnero

Canabal

et al. 2022

Sixteenth Conference on Education and Training in Optics and Photonics: ETOP 2021

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Outreaching optics during the COVID-19 Pandemic: from face-to-face to social networks

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Carnero

Canabal

et al. 2022

Sixteenth Conference on Education and Training in Optics and Photonics: ETOP 2021

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“…The USC-OSA/USC-EPS is a student chapter composed by physics students from the Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (USC) funded both by the Optical Society (OSA) and the European Physics Society (EPS), which has been active since 2013. Our outreach has been historically focused on raising awareness about the importance of light through face-to-face interactive activities with school and high school students [1,2]. However, due to the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, typical outreach activities were no longer allowed, so we decided to migrate our activity to social networks (SNs).…”

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A comprehensive transmedia activity to commemorate the International Day of Light 2021 on social networks

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Since the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, face-to-face outreach has been gradually replaced by dissemination through social networks. However, the use of social networks for outreaching is not easy since there is an important risk of biasing the communication by converting it into an exclusively one-way channel. In this contribution, we explain how a transmedia perspective can transform a regular activity, as a photo contest for the International Day of Light 2021, into an interactive, comprehensive and functional event in Twitter, Instagram and Twitch.

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Visualizing Light Rays Using Fluorescence

Chan

Tong

2019

The Phys. Educat.

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We present a simple and effective experimental setup to help students visualize light rays in optics experiments. When illuminated by a blue-violet laser pointer (typical wavelength [Formula: see text][Formula: see text]nm), tonic water and phosphorescent paper show fluorescence which allows the laser beam to be clearly seen by a large audience under normal ambient lighting. The setup is particularly useful for conducting classroom demonstrations on the reflection, refraction and diffraction of light. Quantitative measurement is also possible, e.g. students can attach a transparent scale to the phosphorescent paper or container holding the tonic water, and perform a quick verification of Snell’s law and the diffraction formula [Formula: see text]. The appeal of the visualization of light beams in multiple total internal reflections and retroreflection could help teachers introduce technological applications such as optical fibers and retroreflectors in road signs. A simple but interesting experiment of scattering laser light to form a light cone in a medium is shown using the fluorescence method. Redoing or modifying other innovative optics experiments using the fluorescence method is also discussed.

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Spreading Optics in the primary school

Cited by 4 publications

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Outreaching optics during the COVID-19 Pandemic: from face-to-face to social networks

Outreaching optics during the COVID-19 Pandemic: from face-to-face to social networks

A comprehensive transmedia activity to commemorate the International Day of Light 2021 on social networks

Visualizing Light Rays Using Fluorescence

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