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.
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United Scientific Acceleration Line Trolley
String this across your classroom to learn about velocity and acceleration.
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United Scientific Friction board with blocks
Discover how different surfaces affect friction.
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United Scientific Inertia Apparatus
Classic demonstration of an object at rest stays at rest.
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United Scientific Inertia Balance
Determine the mass of an object based on its oscillation.
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United Scientific Large Motion Cart
This large cart has plenty of room for setting up any motion activity.
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United Scientific Moment of Inertia Kit
Demonstrate how the center of mass affects the torque on an object.
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United Scientific Rolling Friction Carts
Demonstrate how the surface of a wheel affects its rolling friction.
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Force and Simple Machines Kit
With custom designed components, this kit covers all the subject areas two or three individual kits usually address.
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K’NEX Education Intro to Simple Machines: Gears
Teach your students about gear ratios and different gear configurations and how these concepts are used to change the amount of applied force to an object.
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'Happy' and 'Sad' Balls
Vividly demonstrate elastic and inelastic collisions.
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Vortx® Vortex Demonstrator
Demonstrate the vortex action of a tornado with a dramatic lesson.
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High Speed Gearbox
The High Speed Gear Box, High Efficiency, is perfect for high speed applications
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Worm Gearbox
With the Worm Gear Box, High Efficiency, it is possible to have high power or high speed with two different gear ratios
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Gravitational Balance
Simple, But Amazingly Sensitive - Measure One of the Universe's Fundamental Constants!