Hey Everyone!
What would you recommend as an "electronics kit" for children in Junior High or Highschool? I have families in the area I would like to donate such items to, who are looking for something like this, but unsure what is "best" to get them. I am hoping to find something that teaches both basic electronics as well as some of components, etc.
I just disovered this community (via "The Ben Heck Show" podcast) and look forward to enjoying projects, etc.
Thanks!
Hi Eric.
I want to second Drew's recommendation about the Make: Electronics book. My kids are a bit younger than yours (mine are 8), but there are some great experiments in the book which range from very simple to significantly more complicated. And there is a certain thrill in stripping power cords, melting fuses, and destroying components with your kids. 
If you're interested in introducing your youngest one to programming, I recommend downloading Scratch from MIT's website for free. It's an animation-based game which lets kids control a small cartoon character by dragging instructions into a stack which is executed at the start of gameplay.
Welcome to element14, and be sure to check out our Raspberry Pi group as well-- lots of cool, education-minded engineers in there!
Sagar
