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"Good teaching is more than just having students learn equations. Good
teaching is really about motivating students to use their creative and critical
thinking skills." -- Mike Nofziger, PhD 1995, Optical Sciences Dr. Mike Nofziger specializes in optics instruction at the Bachelor's degree level, curriculum development, the design and fabrication of student laboratory experiments, and in optics outreach to kids of all ages. To have your Tucson-area group experience The World of Optics Dr. Mike Nofziger
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Favorite Optics ProgramsKaleidoscopes for Everyone: The curriculum, which focuses on kaleidoscope-making, gives students a chance to experience the fun and challenge of science and math and their application in everyday life. At the conclusion of the day, each student will have made a kaleidoscope, and each students gets to take their kaleidoscope home. The kaleidoscopes are classic three-mirror designs, using front-surface mirrors. The housing is made from PVC plumbing parts, foam insulation and a plastic petri dish. Colored plastic beads provide the kaleidoscopes' infinite color combinations. Optics for Nursery School Kids: The curriculum for this half-hour segment focuses on a hands-on experience of light, color, lenses and mirrors. Students peer through kaleidoscopes and lenses, grab for virtual floating pigs, watch pennies disappear into a the magic bank (done with mirrors, of course), and light up the dark with phosphorescing bugs. A laser light show caps the lesson. Optics for Kids of all Ages and their Families: This "fun with optics" hour is designed for children of all ages, toddlers through teens, and their parents. The event, which focuses on having a good time with light and color, begins with short segments to interest younger children, then gradually moves on to more complex material for older children and teenagers. The lesson concludes with special effects and Dr. Mike's justifiably famous laser light show. |
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