NEPTUN Biography

Have you ever wanted to launch plastic babies with a slingshot/catapult/trebuchet that you’ve created on your own? Well, we're bringing back Bye Bye Baby once again so now's your chance! With a small team, you’ll then work to design and build your own unique baby launcher (with the power of physics). We’ll end the workshop with a fun competition.

Have you ever wondered how a lava lamp works? We're going to be utilizing the concepts of both chemistry and physics to develop our own DIY mason jar lava lamps!

It's time to put both your mind and arms to use and create your own DIY butter! Learn the science it takes to develop butter from cream and have an opportunity to make your own butter from scratch (and potentially enjoy some sweets with it as well)

We're bringing back an engineering classic and you guessed it, it's the egg drop challenge. You and a team of 2-3 others will work to collaborate and create a device to protect your egg from shattering after taking quite a tumble. Embrace your inner engineer for a fun-hands on activity to test your collaboration and problem solving skills.

Have you ever wondered how your hand works? Contrary to what you may think, each finger in the hand doesn’t contain any muscle. The muscles that control your finger motion are located in both the hand and forearm, and are able to work at a distance with the help of tendons which attach them to your bones. The physiology of the hand is important to recognize and understand for various reasons, especially for engineers that are designing products such as robots/prosthetics for people like amputees. Now is your opportunity to channel your inner scientist/engineer and learn how the combination of bones, muscles, joints, and tendons works together to provide individuals with fine motor skills. Through this hands-on activity, designing your own DIY robot hand, you’ll be able to learn about the underlying mechanics behind the hand and visually see what plays a role in allowing normal function in one’s hands!

Have you ever wanted to launch plastic babies with a slingshot/catapult/trebuchet that you’ve created on your own? Well now’s your chance to express your creative freedom and put your engineering skills to the test! Starting with a quick physics lesson on projectile motion and the principles of energy, we’ll prepare you to tackle ANY engineering problem coming your way. With a small team, you’ll then work to design and build your own unique baby launcher. We’ll end the workshop with a fun competition where you and your group will have the opportunity to launch babies to accumulate points and potentially rule all! Hope to see you there :)