Hi,

>Good points AG
>I think that kits that present "phony looking" items such as motors, fans,
small light bulbs, etc. like the stuff at
http://www.elenco.com/snapcircuits.html 
>  can be off-putting.  Kids want to emulate "real" adult stuff.   
>Teaching should be based on real electronic stuff seen in consumer items.
Maybe take some broken stuff apart.
>MA

	Those are exactly what I bought for my son. I did not remember the
name. He loved it at first sight but found it "boring" very, very fast ! :-(
And I bought the biggest kit available because I thought it was a great
idea... Maybe other kids will love it, but my son did not. He lost interest
very quickly.
 
	What surprise me was how much he liked to know about the electrons
and the way they "flow" to deliver energy ! 

Best Regards,
Alexandre Guimaraes



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