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.
Ward's® Mini Hovercraft Launcher
Launch mini hovercrafts with different initial velocities.
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Science Olympiad© 2025 - 2026 Boomilever Kit
Prepare for upcoming competitions with this practice kit, the only kits officially licensed and approved by Science Olympiad!
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Science Olympiad© 2025 - 2026 Scrambler Kit
Prepare for upcoming competitions with this practice kit, the only kits officially licensed and approved by Science Olympiad!
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CENCO® Ballistic Pendulum — An Industry Standard
The CENCO Ballistic Pendulum is the industry standard for the investigation of momentum and energy.
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Ward's® Potential and Kinetic Energy Tracks
This activity illustrates the relationships of mass, potential energy, and kinetic energy with marble races.
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CENCO® Quantitative Centripetal Force Apparatus
The Quantitative Centripetal Force Apparatus' simple concept and robust construction guarantee reliable lab success.
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Solid Balls for Physics Experiments
Drilled balls are used for pendulum bobs or impact experiments, while our other balls are suitable for collision apparatus and density/volume experiments.
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Essential Physics Demo: Spring Scale
Affordable, Easy, Fun
Present these demonstrations in front of your class to excite your students about learning core physics concepts. Set up and execution are simple, so you can spend more time engaging your students. Ideal for introducing a unit or using as reinforcement after a lesson, these demos are available for all fundamental physical science topics.
Two 70 cm long spring scales allow students to easily see and demonstrate force experiments and equilibrium.
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Fundamentals of Physics Newton Cart
Hands-On and Versatile Demonstration of Mechanics
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CENCO® Rotational Platform
Teachers can present high-intensity demonstrations in rotational inertia or experiment with forces involved with a bicycle gyroscope with this Rotational Platform.
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Equilibrium Apparatus
Incredibly simple alternative to traditional force tables.
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Puck Set
Ideal for studying collisions in two dimensions, these pucks can be supported on plastic beads or levitated with air from the balloons to reduce friction. Use on any smooth, flat surface. The pucks measure 10 cm in diameter, and one puck is twice the mass of the other two.
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Miscellaneous Convenience Items
Educational Materials, Mechanics, Application: Physics, Wire, Insulated Copper 10 ft, 22 G, Red
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Launch System
Educational Materials, Mechanics, Application: Physics, Launch System