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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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Ward's® Mini Hovercraft Launcher
Launch mini hovercrafts with different initial velocities.
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CENCO® Ballistic Pendulum — An Industry Standard
The CENCO Ballistic Pendulum is the industry standard for the investigation of momentum and energy.
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Ward's® Potential and Kinetic Energy Tracks
This activity illustrates the relationships of mass, potential energy, and kinetic energy with marble races.
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CENCO® Quantitative Centripetal Force Apparatus
The Quantitative Centripetal Force Apparatus' simple concept and robust construction guarantee reliable lab success.
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Fundamentals of Physics Newton Cart
Hands-On and Versatile Demonstration of Mechanics
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CENCO® Rotational Platform
Teachers can present high-intensity demonstrations in rotational inertia or experiment with forces involved with a bicycle gyroscope with this Rotational Platform.
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Ward's® NYS Investigations Pressure Block Set
Corresponds to the NYS earth and pace science investigation: The sky is the limit.
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Essential Physics Demo: Spring Scale
Affordable, Easy, Fun
Present these demonstrations in front of your class to excite your students about learning core physics concepts. Set up and execution are simple, so you can spend more time engaging your students. Ideal for introducing a unit or using as reinforcement after a lesson, these demos are available for all fundamental physical science topics.
Two 70 cm long spring scales allow students to easily see and demonstrate force experiments and equilibrium.
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Miscellaneous Convenience Items
Educational Materials, Mechanics, Application: Physics, Wire, Insulated Copper 10 ft, 22 G, Red
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CENCO® Engraved Precision Force Table
Rugged metal construction and innovative features make this tool an industry standard.
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Hooke’s Law University Apparatus
This apparatus verifies that that the amount by which a material body is deformed (the strain) is linearly related to the force causing the deformation (the stress).
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Collision Ball Apparatus
An easy, inexpensive way to effectively demonstrate conservation of energy and momentum
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Equilibrium Tubes
A set of four borosilicate glass tubes of different shapes connected together to illustrate that liquids will stand at the same level.
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Eisco Bicycle Wheel Gyroscope
Easy to use because of its smaller diameter and simple means of hanging and loading, this gyroscope brings precession diagrams to life.

