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.
Applied Filters
Color Mixing Apparatus
Illuminate the variances between additive and subtractive color mixing
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Acrylic Double Concave/Convex Lens
Frosted acrylic lenses for optical experiments.
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Clear Cylindrical Lenses for Ray Optics
Ideal selection for use with a ray box.
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Lens Sets
Choose high quality crown glass or shatter-resistant acrylic lenses.
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Demo Diffraction Grating
Convenient diffraction grating with three different spacings
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Basic Spectroscope
Hand-held spectroscope shows the component wavelengths of light.
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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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Hydrogen and Helium Spectrum Tube
Illustrate how spectral patterns can be analyzed from a combination of gases.
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Set of 5 Single Slits
Five single slits of different widths in a slide frame.
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Economy Light Source for Optical Bench
Add a regular bulb as your light source for optical benches.

