Abstract

More than 10 years ago, the Photonics Explorer Kit (PEK) was developed for secondary schools to inspire the next generation towards photonics in Europe and beyond. It is widely used by physics teachers in their classrooms and during optics outreach activities, such as International Day of Light events by many optics-related organizations, SPIE and Optica student chapters. Nearly 4.000 PEKs, used by 200.000 students annually, have already been distributed worldwide and aim to delegate the impact of light and light technologies in schools, universities, companies and beyond. In this article, we want to demonstrate the multiuse of this educational kit and the positive impact we will make in the future.

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