Monday, August 9, 2010

Re: Intro to Electronics for Lower School

Hi Susan
I used these kits successfully in grades 1-3... and it could easily go
higher. You will be best served by getting several kits- or larger kits tha=
n
30 pieces.
Maureen

On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 9:30 AM, Susan Ferris <susanferris123@gmail.com>wrot=
e:

> Hi to all---
>
> I spent some time this summer being trained to be a docent at the
> Chatham Marconi Maritime Center in Cape Cod which is all about Guglielmo =
*
> Marconi*,
> best known for his development of a radio telegraph system, which has
> started me
> thinking about teaching an Intro to Electronics enrichment class to grade=
s
> 3-5.
>
> In checking out some ideas I have come across a snap circuits kit by
> Elenco Electronics that comes with 30 parts which can be constructed and
> deconstructed to make a variety of projects.
>
> Has anyone used this kit?
> How well did the projects work?
>
> It looks like a great way to get kids interested in electronics and provi=
de
> a basic understanding
> of simple circuits---
>
> Thanks.
> Susan Ferris Rights
> sfrights@pingry.org
>
>
>
> --
> Susan Ferris Rights
> susanferris123@gmail.com
> 908-568-1884
>
> "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.=94
> Theodore Roosevelt
>
> =93A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out=
.=94
> Walter Winchell
>
> [ For info on ISED-L see https://www.gds.org/podium/default.aspx?t=3D1288=
74]
> Submissions to ISED-L are released under a creative commons, attribution,
> non-commercial, share-alike license.
> RSS Feed, http://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?RSS&L=3DISED-L
>
>

[ For info on ISED-L see https://www.gds.org/podium/default.aspx?t=3D128874 ]
Submissions to ISED-L are released under a creative commons, attribution, non-commercial, share-alike license.
RSS Feed, http://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?RSS&L=3DISED-L