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Mechanical Engineering, Introduction

Quick Link - nescitech.org/gears

Join us for a brand new hands-on workshop all about the concept of Mechanical Engineering with Samay, a student instructor at New England Sci-Tech. This workshop is best for 4th to 8th grade students (or older novices).

These workshops introduce concepts of mechanical engineering through fun demonstrations and hands-on building. Throughout these workshops, students will learn about the main ideas of movement with gears and even motors. Linear actuators and 2D movement with gears will be included in all the workshops with each workshop introducing new information and fun concepts. By the end, students will be able to apply these concepts to other builds and their battlin'bots.
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The workshops can be taken separately, but students may repeat and learn more. 


Class size is limited to 8 students. Students should expect to work in pairs for some activities.  


New 2026 Workshops (sign up for any or all):  
Sat, June 27, 10:00-11:30 am
Sat, July 11, 10:00-11:30 am
Sat, July 18, 10:00-11:30 am
Sat, Aug 1, 10:00-11:30 am
Sat, Aug 8, 10:00-11:30 am

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Samay invents mechanical art and machines in Legos and will teach you using Lego gears. However, the concepts you will learn can be applied to any kind of gears and machines.

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