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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Student Laser Diffraction Kit
Efficiently illustrates the various types of diffraction.
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Reflection and Refraction Tank
Classical demonstration of refraction and internal reflection.
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LED Ray Box
Demonstrate the optical principles of lenses and mirrors.
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Eisco Semi-Plano Glass Lenses
Individual round glass lenses made with one flat side.
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Acrylic Double Concave/Convex Lens
Frosted acrylic lenses for optical experiments.
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Color Filter Paddles
Lessons in Optics and Light in the Palm of Your Hand Colorfully illustrate additive and subtractive color mixing, color transmission, absorption and filtering of the different wavelengths of light with this set of primary and secondary color mixing paddles. You can also use the diffraction gratings in this set to view spectra from different light sources. Show students how a spectroscope, colored lights, and even polarized sunglasses work with the contents of this set.
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Rive Ray Box
High quality and low cost make this ideally suited for junior high or high school students.
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Eisco Laser Ray Box
This laser ray box is adjustable, magnetic, and bright enough to use in ambient light.
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Diffraction Grating Glasses
These glasses make the study of light and color fun and easy.
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Prisms
Clear, Short Prisms for Index of Refraction and Dispersion
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Essential Physics Demo: Large Demonstration Lenses
Makes demonstrations viewable by the entire classroom.
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Clear Cylindrical Lenses for Ray Optics
Ideal selection for use with a ray box.