Abstract: On the purpose of the Science Education，the teaching design of the general course module“Let

there be the light”will be realized basing on the development history of the budding period of Optics in China and

Western countries. It will guide students to understand the evolution process how different social groups in early human

history understand the basic optical problems from subjective knowledge to objective understanding. We explore

the development of the theoretical system of optical knowledge in this period，consider the impact of Chinese and

Western civilization on the formation of scientific thinking and the evolution of research methods，understand the relationship

between optical development and human civilization from a multidisciplinary perspective.

Key words: science education, general course of optics, optical budding period, scientific thinking, contrast between Chinese and Western civilizations