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.
Applied Filters
Color Filter, Plastic
Spare color filter set to be used with Light Box and Optical Set.
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Acrylic Ray Optics Set
A Good Optics Set for Demonstrations or First Experiments
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Newton's Ring Apparatus, United Scientific
The Newton’s Rings Apparatus consists of a plano-convex lens on top of a flat glass plate, held together by a plastic frame.
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Diffraction Grating Glasses
These glasses make the study of light and color fun and easy.
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Color Filter Paddles
Lessons in Optics and Light in the Palm of Your Hand Colorfully illustrate additive and subtractive color mixing, color transmission, absorption and filtering of the different wavelengths of light with this set of primary and secondary color mixing paddles. You can also use the diffraction gratings in this set to view spectra from different light sources. Show students how a spectroscope, colored lights, and even polarized sunglasses work with the contents of this set.
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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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Acrylic Lens and Prism Set
This set is economical, durable, and versatile.
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Eisco Lens Holder for Optics Bench
Lens holder for 50 mm lenses or mirrors for use with Eisco Optical Bench.
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Project STAR Spectrometer
View Spectra with an Accuracy of ±1 Nanometer
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Interferometer
Complete both Michelson interferometer and Fabry-Perot interferometer experiments with this high-grade equipment set.

