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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Assorted Plastic Gears
Four gears of different sizes, perfect for any investigation or maker project.
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Pulleys in Motion Kit
Versatile teaching kit contains enough materials for the whole classroom to learn about and experiment with a variety of pulley configurations. Because these activities are hands-on, students get a real feel for the forces at work.
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Assorted Plastic Pulleys
This package of plastic pulleys contains 25 each of 20, 30 and 40 mm diameter pulleys with 3.2 mm bores and one 10 mm pulley with a push fit to a 2 mm motor shaft.
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Monkey Hunter Demo
This kit is used to perform the classic experiment of the 'Monkey and the Hunter'.
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Gyroscope & Gimbal Cradle
This is an excellent, inexpensive apparatus for experiments in precession, inertial guidance, and gyroscopic stabilization.
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Fire Piston Demonstration Apparatus
Dramatically Demonstrate that Temperature Increases with Pressure
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Density Identification Set
The Density Identification Set is ideal for an investigation lab.
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Kinetic Theory Model
Study the motion and behavior of gas molecules with this intriguing demonstration. An electric motor, running at 4 to 12 V DC, vibrates a small platform inside a transparent tube. This platform then violently vibrates the many small stainless steel balls inside the tube.
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Complete Precision Air Table
The Complete Precision Air Table helps investigate low-friction collisions.

