Alexandre Guimar=E3es wrote:
> Hi,
> =

>     My 5 years old son is starting to be VERY interested in what I do and=
 is =

> 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...
> =

>     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..
> =

>     Is it too soon ? =


No!  That's when I started.

> Is there any way to make it fun for him ? I would hate =

> to let him loose interest and he is very interested now... =


You might start with simple breadboarding projects, just building them =

following instructions.

Or, if he has a hard time getting things to line up in the right holes =

(some kids that age do, some don't), I saw something in MAKE magazine =

recently that I want to try, maybe with some variations.  Basically, =

attach components to blocks of wood with their leads wound around screw =

eyes.  Then use alligator clip leads to connect them up.  May be simpler =

for small hands.

And then, of course, there are the commercial kits.  My nephew loves =

Snap Circuits.

But maybe try the breadboard first and see what he thinks.  Anything =

interactive is good - my daughter even loves looking through all the new =

parts I buy, it's become a ritual.
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Timothy J. Weber
http://timothyweber.org
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