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Introducing children to electronics?

mippen
mippen over 13 years ago

My son soon turns 6 years and I think it's time for introducing electronics to him.

A solder unit might be a little bit to early so how should I make electronics easy, interesting and fun?

YouTube and online children games is a favorite so the electronic have to be fun and easy to use.

 

 

Perhaps some modules that can be connected creating a interactive board game?

I think a "build" process creating a board game could be fun.

Or simple electronics in a board game that actually makes something?

 

 

Collecting blocks (battery, led, button) that creates a blinking led?

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  • andrewk182
    andrewk182 over 13 years ago +1
    bread-board's are best to start with and jumper cable's plus simple switch's to. no need to solder
  • billabott
    billabott over 13 years ago +1
    A more natural approach would be to get some electronic junk for him to take apart to figure out how it works. How to put it back together as something new. radio controller cars or toy robots comes to…
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    0 gpolder over 13 years ago

    I made a couple of cristal radio's with my kids, about ten years agoo.

    You can download a document describing the radios here:

    http://www.agri-vision.nl/CMS/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=69&func=fileinfo&id=2

     

    Unfortunately its in dutch, but maybe the pictures can inspire you.

     

    Gerrit.

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    0 gpolder over 13 years ago

    I made a couple of cristal radio's with my kids, about ten years agoo.

    You can download a document describing the radios here:

    http://www.agri-vision.nl/CMS/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=69&func=fileinfo&id=2

     

    Unfortunately its in dutch, but maybe the pictures can inspire you.

     

    Gerrit.

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