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Laser Viewing Tank
Item #P2-7690
$109.00
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| Unit Price | $109.00 |
| 6+ | $101.00 |
See and control laser beams in classroom optics experiments
The Laser Viewing Tank is the ultimate student workstation for exploring light behavior, refraction, reflection, and scattering. Educator-innovated by California physics teacher Dean Baird, this versatile system allows students to actually see and control light beams as they travel through different media. By adding a scattering agent to water in the clear plastic tank, laser beams become visible—transforming abstract optics concepts into clear, hands-on investigations.
Why Teachers Love the Laser Viewing Tank
- Designed by a teacher, for students: Built specifically for classroom exploration and inquiry.
- Makes light visible: Scattering agent reveals the full path of the laser beam.
- Student-controlled learning: Students manipulate conditions and directly observe outcomes.
- Versatile optics tool: Supports multiple demonstrations with one compact setup.
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Demonstrations & Activities You Can Do with the Laser Viewing Tank
- Refraction & total internal reflection: Easily observe how light bends and reflects at boundaries.
- Gradual (curving) refraction: Add sugar to create a density gradient and watch light curve.
- Diffraction: Split a single laser beam using a diffraction grating.
- Light scattering: Demonstrate why the daytime sky appears blue and sunsets appear red.
- Open-ended inquiry: Explore additional light behaviors using variations suggested in the included instructions.
With its ability to make light paths visible and manipulable, the Laser Viewing Tank gives students a powerful, memorable way to explore optics through direct observation and experimentation.
Products being sold are not toys. They are for Educational / Laboratory use only. They are not for use by children 12 and under.
Product Specifications
Specs:
Maximum Time: 9 Hours 59 minutes 59 seconds
Automatically restarts count after hitting the max time
What's Included:
Digital Stopwatch Timer
LR44 Battery
Warning: California Residents
WARNING: Cancer & Reproductive Harm — www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
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