Lasers, Light and Optics - Free Lesson Downloads

Welcome to Laser Classroom’s Free Light, Laser and Optics Lessons and Experiments!! Everything here illuminates the naturally STEM integrated topics of light, lasers and optics with step by step instructions for engaging your students.

The free downloadable optics lessons on this page bring abstract concepts into focus and introduce the amazing science, technology, engineering and math of the basics like reflection, refraction and diffraction as well as applications like spectroscopy, invisibility and energy. Most even have printable activity worksheets for the students!

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Free Light Blox lessons

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Light Blox LED ray box set for color mixing and optics lessons in the classroom

Light Blox - LED color mixing educational kit

To make the experiments above fun and easy, use our blue, green, and red LEDs for DIY color mixing, reflection and refraction experiments!

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Free Laser Blox and Laser Pointer Lessons

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Laser Blox 3-pack in red, violet, and green for classroom optics lessons and demos
Laser Blox set with magnetic base for classroom whiteboard optics experiments
Laser Blox shown disassembled with line-generating lens for classroom demos
Red, green, and violet Laser Blox arranged for classroom physics demonstrations
Laser Blox in use during a classroom optics demonstration with a teacher
Laser Blox three-pack in carrying case for classroom optics teaching kit

Laser Blox Educational Laser Pointers

To safely do the above lessons, consider LaserBlox! Designed for safety and education, our violet, green, and red laser pointers take optics learning to the next level.

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Free DIY light and optics lessons

  • Light illumination STEM activity lesson download, for middle school and high school light and optics lessons

    Light is for Seeing!

    Elementary School
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  • Light reflection STEM activity lesson download, for middle school and high school light and optics lessons

    Explore Reflection with Reflect View

    Elementary School, Middle School
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  • Hologram light optics lesson download, for middle school and high school light and optics lessons

    Hologram in your hand!

    Elementary School, Middle School, High School
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  • Simple cookie baking light experiment lesson download, for middle school and high school light and optics lessons

    Bake Fluorescent Cupcakes!

    Elementary School, Middle School, High School
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  • DIY cellphone microscope lesson download, for middle school and high school light and optics lessons

    DIY Smart Phone Microscope

    Elementary School, Middle School, High School
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  • Light bending optics experiment lesson download, for middle school and high school light and optics lessons

    Kinesthetic Model of Refraction

    Middle School, High School
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  • Light speed determination experiment lesson download, for middle school and high school light and optics lessons

    Measure the speed of light with a chocolate bar

    Middle School, High School
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  • Morphed images fun activity lesson download, for middle school and high school light and optics lessons

    Giant Cylinder Challenge!

    High School
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