This economical kit is packaged so each student has his/her personal optics kit to study important concepts of light, color and light waves using standard laser pointers. The multi-use kit is a collection of 15 demonstrations and nine experiments that require a few supplemental items found in a common science or physics lab.

The kit contains: holographic diffraction grating, two polarizing filters, two front-surface mirrors, short- and long-focal length lenses, cylindrical lens, solar cell, rectangular prism, vinyl cap for mounting lenses to pointers, color filter set (red, blue and green) and instruction guide.

All are enclosed in a sturdy plastic-hinged case with compartmentalized foam liner.

Activities include:

• Understanding color and color filters
• Scanning bar codes
• Investigating ophthalmology and paired muscle balance
• Exploring specular and diffused reflection
• Understanding reflection of light
• Measuring the index of refraction
• Calculating the wavelength of a laser beam
• Studying polarization of light