The Engineering Design Center offers optional workshops to help students develop or improve engineering skills. Take advantage of staff expertise and equipment, and sign up today!
Glass Jewelry Workshop
Want to learn how to use solder and create jewelery?
This workshop teaches students to solder or perfect their technique. During this workshop, students create small stained glass inspired pieces. They will then use wrapping stained glass with copper tape to solder the pieces of glass together to create a piece of jewelry! This workshop is perfect for people who want a better understanding and feel for how solder flows and is rewet.
Bluetooth Speaker Workshop
Make your own Bluetooth Speaker!
In this workshop you will cut and assemble the speaker's wooden exterior, read a schematic for the circuit layout, and solder the electrical components together. The workshop is 2 separate sessions, each approximately 5 hours long. No prior experience is needed, the workshop is intended to teach students in a cross disciplinary project. Take the speaker home when you are finished!
Soldering Workshop
Want to learn how to through-hole solder?
The EDC offers a Soldering Workshop that teaches students to solder or perfect their technique. During this 2 hour workshop, students assemble a kit (provided by the EDC) and solder LEDs, resistors, capacitors, and potentiometers onto a PCB board. When completed, the LEDs blink at a speed which is controlled by the potentiometer.
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Beginner Arduino Workshop
This 2 hour workshop introduces the basics of wiring and coding with an Arduino Uno kit. The kits are provided by the Engineering Design Center, but students must bring their own laptop in order to download their code onto the microprocessor.
Students will complete 3 different projects which use components such as a breadboard, resistors, capacitors, LEDs, potentiometers, switches, buzzers, and more. A more detailed walkthrough of the projects in this workshop can be found here.
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Intermediate Arduino Workshop
This 2 hour workshop consists of two more complex projects using an Arduino Uno kit. The kits are provided by the Engineering Design Center, but students must bring their own laptop in order to download their code onto the microprocessor.
Students components used in these projects include: a DC motor, L293D IC, switches, LCD screen, ultrasonic sensor, and potentiometer. A more detailed walkthrough of the projects in this workshop can be found here.
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Tote Bag Workshop
Want to learn how to sew a tote bag?
This 2 hour 30 minute workshop teaches students basic tecniques to use for sewing projects. During this workshop, students create tote bag with the final demensions 14.5in x 15.5in. They will also have the option of adding a design to the bag with HTV (Heat-Transfer Vinyl) using the Cricut vinyl cutter and heat press.
This workshop does not require the sewing authorization. After completing this workshop students will have fulfilled the requirements of the Sewing Authorization.
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