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
Reflection and Refraction Tank
Classical demonstration of refraction and internal reflection.
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Prisms
Clear, Short Prisms for Index of Refraction and Dispersion
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Project STAR Spectrometer
View Spectra with an Accuracy of ±1 Nanometer
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Glass Lenses
Provide a convenient way to illustrate the properties of lenses to students.
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Clear Cylindrical Lenses for Ray Optics
Ideal selection for use with a ray box.
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Newton’s Color Disc
What Happens When You Combine All Colors of Light?
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Student Laser Diffraction Kit
Efficiently illustrates the various types of diffraction.

