Electricity/Magnetism 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.
Applied Filters
Handheld Discharge Electrode
The Handheld Discharge Electrodeeasily and safely discharges an electrostatic generator.
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Patch Cord, Banana/Alligator
Flexible, 18 gauge wire with a banana plug at one end and an alligator clip at the other.
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Kerr Effect
Understand the Kerr effect like you never have before!
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Electrostatics – Plate Capacitor
Determine the capacitance of a plate capacitor.
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Wheatstone Bridge
Bridge has broad, heavily plated brass strips mounted on polished hardwood base.
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Board of Education Shield
A convenient breadboard for prototyping with no soldering required.
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Ampere's Rule Apparatus
Demonstrate the right hand rule for the magnetic field around a current carrying wire.
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Tangent Galvanometer
Demonstrate the relationship between electric current and magnetic fields.
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Eisco® Ring Thrower
Ring thrower kit for studying eddy currents, Lenz Law, and Faraday's Law. Includes two aluminum rings.
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Quantum Levitation Starter Kit
The starter kit is the fundamental, entry level kit for classroom demonstration of quantum levitation and flux pinning. Perfect for high-school students as well as university undergraduates.
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Equipotential Trough Kit
Plot equipotential lines accurately with water and a digital multimeter.
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Genecon Static Electricity Generator
Handheld generator producing static electricity through friction, ideal for classroom experiments.