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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Optical Refraction Components
These Optical Refraction Components are made from imported optical glass or acrylic with optically worked surfaces.
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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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Acrylic Equilateral Prisms
Designed for educational purposes and science classroom demonstrations of refraction principles and light physics.
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Glass Equilateral Prisms
Designed for educational purposes and science classroom demonstrations in optics, light refraction, spectrometry, and wavelengths.
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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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Young's Double Slit Apparatus
Large scale model of Young's double slit experiment.
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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.
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Glass Lenses
Provide a convenient way to illustrate the properties of lenses to students.
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Individual Glass Lenses
All Types and Sizes for all Optical Applications.
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Equilateral Acrylic Prisms
Demonstrate refraction and internal reflection.
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Replica Diffraction Gratings
These simple slide-mounted diffraction gratings are great for experiments with lasers and LEDs.

