Optics Learning Activities
Avantor offers a complete catalog 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.
Modeling Clay
Four individually wrapped colored sticks of easy-to-use Permoplast modeling clay can come in handy when doing setups for an optical bench. Each stick of clay weighs 0.25 lbs. Colors include red, yellow, blue, and green.
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United Scientific Laser Line Generator
Project a straight line for mirrors and lenses.
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Vernier® Diffraction Apparatus
Map light intensity vs. position for various slit geometries.
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Vernier® Optics Expansion Kit
Add the Vernier Optics Expansion Kit to your Vernier Dynamics System to conduct optics experiments, such as image formation with lenses and light intensity vs. distance. You can even use the kit to build a basic telescope.
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Accessories for United Scientific® Complete Meter Stick Optics Bench
Accessories for United Scientific® Complete Meter Stick Optics Bench
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Large Magnetic Demonstration Prism Set
Teach a wide variety of optical principles with this set of seven lenses and prisms
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Fiber Optic Element
3' Fiber optic element, easily demonstrates the bending of light through the fiber optic wire. An inexpensive way to introduce students to fiber optics specifically the use of fiber optics for visual applications.
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Glass Lenses
Provide a convenient way to illustrate the properties of lenses to students.
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American Scientific Unmounted Spherical Bi-Concave Lens
Used for reducing the image size or spreading light out.