e
variety of sizes and complexities... I would go for the biggest size you ca=
n
afford to give the kids lots of options. I had 4 dif kits- from the 30 piec=
e
kit up to 500 pieces. I also bought a snap circuit rover that the kids
loved. You will find that some pieces break and need to be replaced... but
not more than to be expected. It is a pain to put all the pieces back where
they belong- but necessary to maintain sanity.
Maureen
On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 5:45 PM, Matt Pearson <Mpearson@mcds.org> wrote:
> Hi Susan,
>
> I started an intro to electronics afterschool program this year and I am
> loosely modeling it from a book from O'Reilly press called Make:
> Electronics. It is working out great and I can share more if you like.
>
> Best,
> m
>
>
> On 8/8/10 6:30 AM, "Susan Ferris" <susanferris123@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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
>
>
>
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>
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>
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