This bundle includes a Basic Optics Ray Table, a Light Source, and accessories used to perform a wide array of experiments in optics.
See the Product Description for this item's included accessories.
See the Buying Guide for this item's required, recommended, and additional accessories.
Product Summary
The Physics Lab Station: Optics bundle is a lab-ready solution for performing a wide range of optics experiments – from introductory investigations of lenses to advanced experiments in Snell's Law. It includes a Basic Optics Ray Table, a Light Source, Concave and Convex Mirrors, and various lenses and accessories.
The included equipment mounts easily to a PASCO Dynamics Track or a 1.2m Optics Track (sold separately) for hassle-free alignment.
Ready-Made Optics Labs
This kit is complemented by a collection of ready-made experiments that can be downloaded for free from the Experiment Library. Each lab comes ready-to-use with editable student handouts, teacher answer keys, and helpful teaching tips.
Explore More Physics Phenomena
Pair this kit with any of our Physics Lab Stations to explore even more physics concepts.
Perform These Experiments
- Spherical Mirror Reflection
- Snell's Law
- Focal Length of a Converging Lens
- Virtual Images
- Telescope and Microscope
- Shadows
What's Included
Buying Guide
| Requires One Of These | P/N | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Physics Lab Station: Mechanics Starter This bundle includes the required track. | ME-5300 | -- |
| Optics Track, 1.2 m | OS-8508 | -- |
| Aluminum Dynamics Track, 1.2 m | ME-9493 | -- |
| PAStrack | ME-6960 | -- |
Product Guides & Articles
Physics Lab Stations
PASCO’s Physics Lab Stations are modular equipment sets that support hands-on studies of core physics concepts, ranging from introductory investigations of Newton’s laws to advanced explorations of waves and sound. Designed for easy implementation, the Physics Lab Stations facilitate experiments across all levels of physics.
AP Physics 1 Lab Manual Overview
Authored by physics educators, the Advanced Physics 1 Lab Manual, includes fifteen guided inquiry labs that cover AP Physics 1 topics such as kinematics and dynamics, circular motion and gravitation, energy and momentum, torque, and rotational motion.
AP Physics 2 Lab Manual Overview
Authored by physics educators, the Advanced Physics 2 Lab Manual includes sixteen guided inquiry labs that cover AP Physics 2 topics such as fluid dynamics, optics, interference and diffraction, magnetic fields, electricity, RC Circuits, and Planck’s Constant.
Experiment Library Collections
Physics Lab Station: Optics
Labs that can be done using the Physics Lab Station Optics bundle.
View CollectionSupport Documents
| Manuals | ||
|---|---|---|
| Accessory Lens Set Basic Optics Manual | English - 72.29 KB | |
| Basic Optics Geometric Lens Set Manual | English - 62.22 KB | |
| Basic Optics Light Source Manual | English - 539.83 KB | |
| Basic Optics Ray Table Manual | English - 496.30 KB | |
| Basic Optics Viewing Screen Manual | English - 39.56 KB | |
| Concave Convex Mirror Manual | English - 125.97 KB | |
| Dynamics Track Optics Carriage Manual | English - 224.25 KB | |
