Wondering what the heck a desktop lathe is and all the cool things you can do with one? This small but powerful machine spins a piece of material while you carefully shape, cut, drill, and add details to create something new. In this hands-on class, you'll build your own desktop lathe, learn how its parts work together, and use it to make small projects. Gain real-world skills in tools, mechanics, and making, and best of all, take your completed lathe home and keep creating!
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$89.00
Build and fine-tune your own 3D printer, learn how it works, and use it to turn your ideas into real, three-dimensional creations. Design and print your own projects while learning practical skills in technology, problem-solving, and troubleshooting. Then take your 3D printer home and keep creating!
Discover why some scents work beautifully together while others don't, and learn how combining individual aromas can create an entirely new scent. Experiment with essential oils, identify top, middle, and base notes, and keep track of your discoveries in a personal scent journal. Then put your new skills to the test by creating a personalized massage or bath oil to take home!
$49.00
What if you could teach a computer to recognize your drawings? Can you tell if a picture, video, or message was created by a person or AI? Explore AI through hands-on experiments, meet Alan Turing, learn about the Turing Test, and try activities like Google Quick, Draw! Discover how AI learns, where it appears in everyday life, and how it can make mistakes. Test your skills at spotting AI-generated or misleading content. Can you outsmart the bot?
Make and Take Workshop! Put plant science into action as you transform herbs and plants into useful products. Learn how plants release their natural compounds into carrier oils and experiment with creating infused oils, lip balm, and lotion using simple ingredients and equipment. Make and take home your own herbal creations while learning the chemistry behind the process!
Get hands-on with Arduino microcontrollers as you build and program sensors, motors, and circuits to bring your ideas to life. Discover how coding, electronics, and automation work together through interactive projects, hands-on challenges, and live demonstrations. Plus, tour the CMU Tech Mechatronics Mobile Learning Lab and leave ready to create your own working inventions!
$59.00
Ever wondered how your favorite video games are created? Dive into gaming history, discover what makes games fun, and design your own game from the ground up using Microsoft MakeCode Arcade! Create characters, build a story, design levels, and learn game programming basics. Best of all, download your game onto a Retro Microsoft MakeCode Arcade device to take home, play, share, and show off! No coding experience needed.
Explore the science behind the magic through hands-on experiments inspired by the Wizarding World. Create your own potions, investigate plant science by propagating herbs and building a test-tube hydroponic garden, and make a Luna Lovegood-inspired Living Necklace. Take a break from experimenting with Harry Potter trivia and HP Bingo! Come dressed as a wizard or undercover as a Muggle, and be ready to get a little messy.