SPECTRUM MOBILE
A feast of light and electricity following the electromagnetic spectrum in a 5.5m mobile unit.
Connects schools and the Opto-electronics industry in a stimulating and relevant manner.

·Introduces the concepts of Opto Electronics ·View the spectrum -  - transmit sound energy - use fibre optic links - experiment with LASERS – Investigate remote control – CCTV - see infra-red light and much much more…….. ·Examples in our everyday lives, find out how photonics based communication systems work.  Explore the advantages and disadvantages. ·Modular interactive circuits set up to explain principles and operation ·Curriculum delivery units guide participants through displays and practical activities. ·Challenge section offers a variety of activities from building solar powered vehicles to controlling robots using programmable chips and infra-red communication.

Get ideas for your GCSE and A level projects. Hands on help to develop ideas and source components

All of this is brought to you by specialist staff  who will guide pupils through the systems and activities. A typical tour takes about 20 - 30 minutes.  If you want to study areas in depth then allow more time for those individual activities; eg project briefing, system design, control programming and testing.You can use it as part of a curriculum ‘special’ or integrate it into science and Technology lessons as a tour for several classes.The unit requires a level surface in the car-park preferably with a power point within 20m. For remote locations we can generate our own power though !

Opto Electronics Projects This can be an aspect of the Formula Schools Engineering scheme. Work produced by schools includes: Dynamometers, rev-counters, Laser timers, communication systems etc. The projects are described along with support materials in the electronics section of the Curriculum page.

For more information on booking Spectrum mail opto@formulaschools.com

This project received funding from the SEEDA Fund for Learning and Skills