Not long ago fiber optics was little more than a laboratory curiosity. Physicists and scientists in research labs were the only people doing much work in this field. In the last 20 years all that has changed. From its obscure beginnings in the back of a lab, fiber optics has become an important and rapidly changing technology. It employs many of the world's brightest scientists and business people.

The kit is suggested for ages 10 and above. It contains materials and an instruction manual to complete five unique projects and 20 exciting experiments such as:

* Bending a Light Guide
* Fluorescence
* Tyndalls's Prestigious Experiment
* Special Fiber Optic Lighting
* Art of Polishing Glass
* Making Your Own Image Conduit
* Creating a Holiday Ornament

Kit items include penlight, rubber light hood, 6 different optical fiber types, ulexite fiber optic rock, 3 coherent fiber optic components, color filters, lens, star/constellation map, polishing film and other miscellaneous components.