Crystal radio? Tony On Wed, Apr 4, 2018, 8:58 PM James Cameron wrote: > The best results, in terms of positive kid, parent and teacher > feedback, arise from choosing something that you enjoy doing that > almost nobody else in the group has ever done. Your enthusiasm is > more valuable than anything. > > Build a list of things you enjoy doing, and assess each one for how > easy it would be to transfer the skill. > > There's a connection with delivery tactics. People learn when they > are made briefly uncomfortable. Kids of that age are most easily > swayed by each other; so whatever you choose to do must be interesting > for a majority of them. Assess each idea against how likely it is for > the kids to be interested. It depends on the kids. Then when > delivering the content, engage the interested with the uninterested. > > Should comedic delivery be your thing; surprise them with the truth, > every 15 seconds. That is, you set them up with their own expectations, > then knock them down, at a rate of about 0.0666 Hz. > > Things I've done with kids; > > - making a torch; 5mm white LED with twin AA cells and push button, > > - night light; 5mm red LED with twin AA cells, always on or dark > activated, using "flat" cells taken from other appliances; an opportunity > to explain the discharge curve, > > - arduino blink sketch; a tool that can act faster than they can, > > -- > James Cameron > http://quozl.netrek.org/ > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .