Alexandre Guimar=E3es wrote:
> Hi,
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>     My 5 years old son is starting to be VERY interested in what I do and=
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> asking me more and more to teach him "how to make boards" :-) I am lost h=
ere =

> and I would like to check if anyone on the list has started to teach the =

> kid's so early and how I should do this...
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>     I thought about a breadboard, some LED's, some resistors, a buzzer, s=
ome =

> switches, potentiometers and if I can grab one a analog miliamp meter..
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>     Is it too soon ? Is there any way to make it fun for him ? I would ha=
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> to let him loose interest and he is very interested now... Almost everyda=
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> he looks at my garbage can looking for "boards", wires and anything that =
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> throw away..
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> Best regards,
> Alexandre Guimaraes
> =


Never too young!

Your idea of LED's, buzzers, etc., is a good one.  Immediate feedback: =

turn this, that happens; beep beep, flash, flash.

My dad fed my interest by bringing home "broken" radios, phonographs, TV =

sets, etc. I examined them and then disassembled them, storing =

interesting parts and tossing the rest.

With supervision, your son could have fun desoldering parts from old =

boards.  Maybe a kit to build is a good idea, too.  Give him a sense of =

accomplishment.

Have fun!
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