Waves and Oscillations 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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Wave Channel for Water
Demonstrate constructive and destructive interference with this sine wave generator.
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Bell Jar with Battery Operated Buzzer
This bell jar demonstrates that sound waves can't travel and therefore can't be heard without air or matter.
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Essential Physics Demo: Refraction/Wave Tank
A mess proof way to demonstrate waves and refraction in water.
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Wave Form Helix - Metal
This hands-on apparatus demonstrates transverse and longitudinal waves.
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Large Wave form helix
The Large Wave form helix easily demonstrates wave phenomena.
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Doppler Ball
Foam ball with buzzer audibly demonstrates the Doppler effect during motion.
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United Scientific™ Advanced Projection Ripple Tank
The Advanced Projection Ripple Tank is a comprehensive system for demonstrating basic wave phenomena using water waves.
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Bell Jar and Vacuum Activity Set
The demonstrations feature the fundamentals of vacuum and air pressure as they describe how a pump works and how to find the mass and density of an air sample.
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Differential and Sympathetic Tuning Forks
These large alloy tuning forks are designed to demonstrate resonance, beat frequency, and sympathetic vibration.
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Wave Apparatus, Plastic
Plastic wave apparatus ideal for studying wave behavior.