IF you want to provide an utterly awesome opportunity to try something
lifechanging (for those who are not doing it already)
AND if they all have access to a PC (Mac probably excluded :-( ).
THEN providing each with a basic Arduino clone, basic documentation to lead
the horse to water, and a demo of what you can do with it using the modules
accessible in the basic GUI,
MIGHT be a suitable idea.

A complete Arduino development system consists of a PC + mini (usually) USB
cable  + Arduino + software from web or CD.
Cost for Arduino and cable is probably under $US5 from China in 10 quantity
including (free) shipping.

In the hour they'd get little more than a brief intro, clear direction that
they MUST read your intro guide (can be online or on CD) and a demo by you
of (a tiny subset) what it can do.
Not "how to" time doesn't allow, but "what".

For many it *may *be wholly wasted.
For a few it may be transformational.



            Russell

PS: Olin does not approve.
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