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.
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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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3B Scientific® Inverting Spectacles
Inverting spectacles complete with two fully rotating inverting prisms in a shielded spectacle frame.
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3B Scientific® Microwave Set 10.5 Ghz
Equipment set for conducting wave optics experiments involving wavelengths in the cm range.
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Laser Diode for Debye-Sears Effect, 3B Scientific
Laser diode of protection classification II with 1 m connector lead and barrel connector for connecting ultrasonic cw generator.
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Young's Double Slit Apparatus
Large scale model of Young's double slit experiment.
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Optical Prisms
Right angle and equilateral prisms are available in a variety of forms.
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Interferometer
Complete both Michelson interferometer and Fabry-Perot interferometer experiments with this high-grade equipment set.
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Set of 5 Single Slits
Five single slits of different widths in a slide frame.
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Diaphragm with 4 Double Slits of Different Spacings
Photographic diffraction objects in a slide frame.
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Diaphragm with 3 Double Slits of Different Widths
Photographic diffraction objects in a slide frame.
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Laser Whiteboard Optics Kit
This set has been designed for simple and clear demonstration of the principles of geometrical optics - transmission, reflection and refraction.
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Spectrum Tube Power Supply
Every classroom that wants to investigate spectroscopy needs a good-quality spectrum tube and power supply.
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LED Ray Box
Demonstrate the optical principles of lenses and mirrors.
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Atomic Spectra Optical Bench
High precision, quantitative atomic spectra experiment.

