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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Stem Explorations, Gears Building Set
Explore STEM concepts while building different geared models!
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Complete Precision Air Table
The Complete Precision Air Table helps investigate low-friction collisions.
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Pneumatic/Hydraulic Jack Set
This working model hydraulic/pneumatic jack shows how hydraulic or pneumatic systems can multiply forces.
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Estes Wizard Model Rockets
Intermediate-level rocket with laser-cut balsa fins and streamer recovery system.
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Ball-Bearing Clamp Pulley
Smooth-running ball-bearing clamp pulley for use with inclined planes, force experiments, or demonstrations of work and machines, this durable, lightweight plastic pulley fastens to surfaces up to 18 mm thick.
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Ward's® Essentials Trebuchet Kit
Recreate the medieval weapon using counterweights.
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Eisco® Inertia Ball
Show the surprising effect of an impulse load on a large inertial mass.
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Physics Bus
Features a pull back motor and die cast body. Scale: 1:64. Measures 5" long. Ages 3 & up. WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
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Air Track, Complete with Gliders
With the Air Track, students can investigate motion phenomena at a precise level of measurement.
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Hooke'S Law Spring, Set of 5
Complete set of springs for investigating Hooke's law.
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Collision Track
This track includes everything needed to demonstrate three basic concepts of physics: acceleration, collision, and force.
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Estes Altimeter
Add some tech power to your rocket experiments and take the guesswork out of altitude measurements.
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Assorted Plastic Gears
Four gears of different sizes, perfect for any investigation or maker project.
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Eisco® Premium Tabletop Gyroscope
Beautiful, large, and functional gyroscope for classroom demonstrations.
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Assorted Plastic Pulleys
This package of plastic pulleys contains 25 each of 20, 30 and 40 mm diameter pulleys with 3.2 mm bores and one 10 mm pulley with a push fit to a 2 mm motor shaft.
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Pulley with Adjustable Clamp
Metal pulley with rotatable pulley for experiment set up.

