Which kit would you recommend for 12 yo--very good at following diagrams, but no one in fam w/knowlege of electronics/engineering
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My eight year old grandson had no difficulty with the Elenco Snap Circuits 100. The directions/diagrams are very easy to follow. This Xmas we are giving him the SC-300 to challenge him more. I would think that the SC-300 would be more appropriate for your 12 year old.
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A very smart 13 may tire of this quickly, depending on mechanical and electrical aptitude. My 11 year old son of an engineer enjoyed it longer than any other "toy" I have seen him with. I would recommend you give it too your niece with the knowledge that she can upgrade to a more complex kit when she has exhausted the possibilities with this one. I'm sure you and she won't be disappointed.
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There are a lot of tutorials on Arduino and you also get a small tutorial on the basics. You should be fine with it.This kit is enough to get started. When you know what you want to do just buy the parts you need for that project.
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Any solder rated for electronics should be fine.... Lead free would be ideal though...
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Yes,only a recommendation, make sure you have well explained your diagram before you start, you save time, technical support is very efficient if you have the specific question,good luck!!!
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That is not correct, in my case. We originally bought the SC100 big starter kit, and it came with a manual for projects 1-101. We bought the SC100 - SC300 add-on kit the following year to make the SC100 kit into the SC300 set; it also came with a book, for projects 102-305. Each book had different projects. Each book explained the basics of circuitry the project being attempted utilized. My SC100-SC300 add on kit box is smaller than the original starter kit was, with mostly white lettering on a red background. My SC100 starter kit box is bigger, and has the familiar snap circuits board with multi-color parts snapped in place as a big picture on the box, plus mostly green, white, blue and some red graphics.
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If you have an interest in programmable ic's . they also have made in the past a kit with several ic's in it. This is a good learning tool also.
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Contacted Atwood direct as that is what I did. Their tech support - customer service will be able to inform you what you will need. There are kits that include circuit board and igniter. As w/all tech components, there are always updates/improvements being made.
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I bought it for my 11 year old. But, if you can follow simple directions, it can be used by 8 year olds to learn the basics and for fun. For more in depth knowledge of the principles and the electronics, it can be useful for teenagers.
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Good enough for experimentation. Having components wired into the board prevents loss, and therefore the only things kids are likely to lose are the jumper wires (which are easily replaced). The board is cardboard, so can't stand up to much abuse, but it's boxed in such a way as to protect the edges. I would just be careful not to spill anything or drop anything heavy on it. I bought one for myself a few years ago, and ended up giving it to my nephew last year. Now my niece wants one for her birthday (which is why I ordered it from Amazon...it's sitting here right now, gift-wrapped, waiting for her arrival tomorrow). Back when I was first getting into electronics, it would have been ideal; the first kit I tried as a kid was troublesome with regard to lost components and broken leads.
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You will need batteries, a motor controller board, and a microcontroller, like an Arduino nano. Sensors, like a range finder, would also be good. Also, this comes with ZERO assemby instructions. But you should be able to figure out how to assemble the kit after some head scratching.
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There are near 50 different soldering points. This is the perfect kit for a beginner. Lots of diversity; resistors, chips and transistors. My only beef would be that it's single-sided
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Oh yea! I hooked up mine to a Radio Shack's Electronics Learning Lab Kit. The Elenco 130 is placed on it's own box with my RS kit just in front of E130kit, like steps. One in front of the other. I can work on both at the same time or with eachother. You can hook-upThis Elenco 130 kit to anyother kit you wish. In school you can hook-up the whole class.or the whole school, that if have alot batts and a long ass wire. I still my Elenco 130-in-1 kit from '95. Ok, have fun. RobS...
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I would hold off. As someone that works with advanced students (elementary/middle school math teams) the very earliest I would introduce arduino would be 5th or 6th grade
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You can do a bunch of the experiments with what is available in the kit. There are some experiments that might need things you generally find at home. There are indeed a few that I believe need some additional things.
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I think people of all ages (as it says on the box) would have fun with this. It is a project book, so there is not much teaching of electronics in it. You need the student guide to the Snap Circuits sets for that. I am 67 years old, and I am really enjoying the projects. I got a $15 headphone from Best Buy to plug into the audio jack; it really lets you hear the echo. Does the teen enjoy science & possibly electronics? Then this a great set. Best price is from Amazon.
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Hi Martin, This is the best kit out there. Just follow the directions and it should work perfectly. Thanks for your interest. Frank Calli Books