Sounds awesome :D let us know how it goes. Ryan On 6 April 2018 at 15:41, Neil wrote: > Thanks for all the info folks. I'm responding to everyone's comments her= e. > > I have more info now... The kids are mostly non-techies, and they mostly > don't own computers. They're coming into our makerspace for a STEM > session for a couple/few hours, part of which will be 3D printing, and > part of which will be electronics. > I don't know these kids. It's much easier planning for my high-school > robotics kids as I know their techie levels. > > I agree with wowing/surprising them and I'd ideally like them to take > something back. Also it must be low-cost as their school would cover > that cost and budget is low. > We've mostly come up with a plan to have them make a keychain for > themselves -- 3D print the housing (which would be mostly printed in > advance though we'll show the whole process including CAD), and learn > basic electronics and assemble a small PCB with an LED light bar, > battery holder and resistor, then assemble it all. > > Cheers, > -Neil. > > > > > On 4/4/2018 8:55 PM, Neil wrote: > > Can use some thinking help here. I have an hour to teach kids (14-18 y= r > > old) something about electronics. And perhaps have something they can > > take with them. > > It should be hands-on and workshoppy rather than lecture. > > Any programming that's teachable in that short time would probably be > > costly. > > And I don't want it to be a soldering class, so if any soldering is > > required, I'd do that in advance. > > Also, this is in less than 3 weeks so I have to act fast. > > > > So... any thoughts on what I can do here? > > > > Cheers, > > -Neil. > > > > -- > 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 .