“Optics 4 every1”, the hands-on Optics outreach program of the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon

The Fisica Pato2 (Physics 4 every1) outreach group started as a need of hands-on activities and active Science demonstrations in the education for kids, teenagers and basic education teachers in Nuevo Le´on maintaining a main objective of spread the word about the importance of Optics and Photonic...

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Main Authors: Viera González, Perla Marlene, Sánchez Guerrero, Guillermo Ezequiel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The International Society of optical engineering. 2016
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Online Access:http://eprints.uanl.mx/25054/1/25054.pdf
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Summary:The Fisica Pato2 (Physics 4 every1) outreach group started as a need of hands-on activities and active Science demonstrations in the education for kids, teenagers and basic education teachers in Nuevo Le´on maintaining a main objective of spread the word about the importance of Optics and Photonics; for accomplish this objective, since November 2013 several outreach events are organized every year by the group. The program Optics 4 every1 is supported by the Facultad de Ciencias Fisico Matematicas of the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon and the International Society for Optics and Photonics and consist in quick hands-on activities and Optics demonstrations designed for teach basic optical phenomena related with light and its application in everyday life. During 2015, with the purpose of celebrate the International Year of Light 2015, the outreach group was involved in 13 different events and reached more than 8,000 people. The present work explains the activities done and the outcome obtained with this program.