Intro to Engineering Basics: Spooky Machines w/Jeannie(8 weeks, ages 10-13)

Fri, 26 Sep, 2025 at 04:00 pm to Fri, 14 Nov, 2025 at 06:30 pm UTC-04:00

UNC Asheville STEAM Studio | Asheville

UNC Asheville STEAM Studio
Publisher/HostUNC Asheville STEAM Studio
Intro to Engineering Basics: Spooky Machines w\/Jeannie(8 weeks, ages 10-13)
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SkillSet @ the UNCA STEAM Studio offers after-school sessions for girls and gender expansive kids* age 8 and up!
About this Event

Each after-school session focuses on hands-on projects meant to engage busy hands and expand curious minds. Programming spans from woodshop to welding to computer aided art and design to videography and animation.


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Join us for Intro to Engineering Basics: Spooky Machines with Jeannie
For girls and gender expansive kids* ages 10 - 13
FRIDAYS, 4pm - 6:30pm
September 26 - November 14
@ UNCA STEAM Studio

Flapping Wings, snapping jaws and creepy fingers! Create automata and simple machines with a Halloween spooky theme.

We will explore basic engineering concepts to make things move. Working with recyclable and readily available materials, we will make our own haunted house full of things that crawl, flap and wiggle.

The curriculum of this program is aimed at middle school learners, and will explore things like cranks, pulleys, and cogs with some Halloween flair to make it fun. Please note that this class will require the use of scalpels, hot glue and super glue.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Understanding simple machines
  • Creating Automata
  • Concept Development : Translating sketches into 3D objects
  • Safe use of scalpels, box cutters, glue
  • 2D / Surface design skills

$300 - snacks, tools, and materials included!

Financial Aid is Available! Apply Here Prior to Registration


Accessibility notes

  • Students may be exposed to a dusty space with loud machinery.
  • This workshop is held in a computer lab, which is only accessible by one flight of stairs.

*SkillSet is open to students of all genders


SkillSet offers after-school workshops, summer camps, classes for adult learners, and community outreach programming.

By teaching participants the Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math embedded in the objects they create, SkillSet equips the next generation of leaders and problem solvers with the tools to make change and build the future.

Learn more at www.skillset.tools

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

UNC Asheville STEAM Studio, 821 Riverside Drive, Asheville, United States

Tickets

USD 300.00

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