Physics Educational Materials
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.
CENCO® AP Physics Lab 2.02: Determining the Temperature of a Flame
Supplier: Avantor
Use a calorimetric technique to determine the temperature of a Bunsen burner flame.
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Essential Physics Demo: Spring Scale
Supplier: Wards
Affordable, Easy, Fun
Present these demonstrations in front of your class to excite your students about learning core physics concepts. Set up and execution are simple, so you can spend more time engaging your students. Ideal for introducing a unit or using as reinforcement after a lesson, these demos are available for all fundamental physical science topics.
Two 70 cm long spring scales allow students to easily see and demonstrate force experiments and equilibrium.
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Elasticity Demonstrator
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Low cost easy to use lab for studying elastic and inelastic collisions.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 1.11: Exploring a System in Rotation
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Optimize the distribution of weights on a wheel, then determine g using a rotational apparatus.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 1.15: Archimedes Principle and Buoyancy
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Draw connections between the displacement method for determining density and the bouyant force.
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Kinetic and Potential Energy Track
Supplier: Wards
Clear, Concise Demo of Conservation of Energy
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CENCO® String Vibrator
Supplier: Wards
Unit consists of a sturdy metal frame carrying a DC motor with an eccentric shaft for exciting the vibrations. Clamp the frame to a table, attach a string and then simply use masses and a pulley to put tension on the string.
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Fundamentals of Physics Projectile Launcher
Supplier: Wards
This unique metal launcher has multiple settings, so launch speed and angles may vary.
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Fundamentals of Physics Photogate System
Supplier: Wards
Versatile System Expands Uses of All FUNdamentals of Physics Products.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 2.10: Time Constant of an RC Circuit
Supplier: Avantor
Determine the time constant of an RC circuit, and calculate the resistance of an unknown resistor.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 1.12: Harmonic Properties of a Mass-Spring System
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Determine the spring constant of a spring using two methods.
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Equilibrium Apparatus
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Incredibly simple alternative to traditional force tables.
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Science Olympiad© 2025 - 2026 Boomilever Kit
Supplier: Avantor
Prepare for upcoming competitions with this practice kit, the only kits officially licensed and approved by Science Olympiad!
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 2.12: Exploring Electromagnetic Induction
Supplier: Avantor
Explore the factors that create an EMF in the interaction of a magnetic field and coil of wire.



