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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Newton’s Color Disc
What Happens When You Combine All Colors of Light?
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Essential Physics Demo: Large Refraction Block
The exciting demonstrations connect students to core physics and physical science concepts.
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Demonstration Diffraction Grating
This quality card slide lets you demonstrate and compare the properties of light waves.
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Optical Prisms
Right angle and equilateral prisms are available in a variety of forms.
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Essential Physics Demo: Large Demonstration Lenses
Makes demonstrations viewable by the entire classroom.
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Acrylic Double Concave/Convex Lens
Frosted acrylic lenses for optical experiments.
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Lens Sets
Choose high quality crown glass or shatter-resistant acrylic lenses.
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Fiber Optic Element
3' Fiber optic element, easily demonstrates the bending of light through the fiber optic wire. An inexpensive way to introduce students to fiber optics specifically the use of fiber optics for visual applications.

