Waves and Oscillations 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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United Scientific Buzzer in a Vacuum
Prove that sounds needs a medium to travel through.
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Eisco® Buzzer in Vacuum Jar Kit
Airtight chamber reveals how sound disappears without air.
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Bell Jar with Battery Operated Buzzer
This bell jar demonstrates that sound waves can't travel and therefore can't be heard without air or matter.
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Doppler Ball
Foam ball with buzzer audibly demonstrates the Doppler effect during motion.
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Sounds Like Science
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD–Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
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Resonance Apparatus
With the Resonance Apparatus, students investigate the effect of frequency on wavelength.
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Boomwhackers Tuned Percussion Tubes
Boomwackers are brighly colored plastic tubes tuned by length to musical notes.