Optics: Learn about lenses, focusing and laser light bending through materials. Just like Galileo, build your own telescope to take home and explore the world around you and beyond – GET FOCUSED!

Get laser beam (extremely low power) in your eye

Wear safety glasses

Don’t look into laser light

Mechanics 2: Make a hammer! Head for the machine shop and, working one-on-one with a machinist, knurl the hammer handle with a lathe. Using a mill, drill and pin the hammer head. Make a machinist drawing and compare materials - A KNOCK OUT!

Smashed fingers

Flying  metal when using the machines

Very cold liquids that can burn you

Keep hands out of the way of the machine and cutting edges

Be careful when hammering the pieces together

Be careful around the cryogenics – the very cold liquids