Mechanics Learning Activities
Avantor offers a complete catalogue of instruments and tools useful for demonstrating key, basic concepts of physics that are applicable to everyday life both in and out of the laboratory. Demonstrate core ideas such as acceleration down a plane, friction, potential and kinetic energy, electrical conductivity, magnetic fields, wavelengths and velocity of sound, and more. Durable educational materials are designed for heavy use with consistent levels of handling, and all models are easy to use.
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K’NEX Education Intro to Simple Machines: Levers and Pulleys
Identify All Three Classes of Levers and Their Key Parts
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Visual Scientifics Projectile Launcher
This inquiry-based activity allows students to investigate and verify projectile equations.
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Trolley Picket Fence
Study Acceleration and Velocity without Cart or Track
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Archimedes’ Block Model
Your Students Will Shout Eureka When They Use this Simple Apparatus.
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Inertia Scooter
Students learn about Newton's laws with a fun science ride on this inertia scooter.
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Digital Stroboscope with Flash Rate Display
An economical digital stroboscope.
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Airfoil Balsa Blade Sheets
This balsa wood is pre-shaped in an airfoil shape.
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Visual Scientifics Incline Plane and Car
Visual scientifics inclined plane and car.
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Vernier® Fan Cart
Collect quantitative acceleration data with this adjustable fan cart.
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Arco® Study of Ballistics Kit
Demonstrate projectile motion using an adjustable-angle launcher.
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CENCO® Newton Cradle
The Newton Cradle is a large-scale, carefully engineered piece of equipment.
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Constant Motion Machine
Students construct simple motion experiments with this machine.
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Hook's Law Apparatus
This sturdy Hooke's Law apparatus features a mirrored scale to eliminate parallax error.
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Supertek® Rotating Platform
Educators demonstrate experiments in angular momentum and rotational kinetic energy with the Rotating Platform.