Education
Changing Perceptions About Optics
A new OSA Foundation-sponsored exhibit was designed to change students’ perceptions about light and vision—literally and figuratively.
Is this man playing a horn, or do you see a woman? Wavy Squares? No! The background of concentric circles makes the squares appear distorted.
Science educators are always looking for ways to bring science alive for students. Fortunately, the field of optics lends itself to engaging experiments and activities for the classroom, like playing with lasers to learn about reflections, wearing 3D glasses to discover the concept of polarization or using lenses to build a refractive telescope. Now, the Fleischmann Planetarium and Science Center at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) is contributing to these hands-on activities through its newly opened exhibit on vision and optical illusions.
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