Safety First
Eye protection, guarded tools, no loose clothing, clamp workpieces, respect rotating machinery and stored energy.
What Is Mechanical Engineering?
Understand how mechanical engineers design machines, structures, mechanisms, thermal systems, and products.
Forces & Free Bodies
Draw force diagrams and understand how loads act on parts, frames, beams, and mechanisms.
Simple Machines
Explore levers, pulleys, gears, wheels, inclined planes, screws, and mechanical advantage.
Gears & Ratios
Study torque, speed, gear trains, reduction, backlash, and power transmission.
Torque & Levers
Measure torque with wrench length and force. Connect practical tools to rotational mechanics.
Springs & Hooke’s Law
Test spring extension, stiffness, elastic force, calibration, and stored mechanical energy.
Materials Testing
Compare steel, aluminum, wood, plastic, rubber, and composites for strength, stiffness, and failure.
Heat Engines
Study energy conversion, engines, turbines, power, efficiency, and thermodynamic cycles.
Fluid Mechanics
Observe pressure, flow, pumps, pipes, Bernoulli effects, valves, and hydraulic systems.
CAD & Design
Move from sketch to 3D model. Learn constraints, assemblies, tolerances, and design intent.
Manufacturing
Connect design to machining, welding, casting, 3D printing, CNC, inspection, and quality control.