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.
Spectrum Tubes
Spectrum Tubes demonstrate the wave properties of different gases.
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Optical Refraction Components
These Optical Refraction Components are made from imported optical glass or acrylic with optically worked surfaces.
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Acrylic Pipe Demonstration
Show students how light reflects inside an acrylic pipe.
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United Scientific® Complete Meter Stick Optics Bench
Classical experiment for studying optics on a budget.
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Student Laser Diffraction Kit
Efficiently illustrates the various types of diffraction.
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Reflection and Refraction Tank
Classical demonstration of refraction and internal reflection.
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United Scientific™ Reflection/Refraction Kit
Ideal for investigating the reflection of light at a plane mirror and at a water interface.
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Eisco Semi-Plano Glass Lenses
Individual round glass lenses made with one flat side.