Cyberteknix is creating a digital playground full of hybrid hackerspace/kid friendly projects that older (5th grade+) kids would totally dig:
http://learn.adafruit.com/minipov3 http://www.spikenzielabs.com/Catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=17&products_id=55 http://www.spikenzielabs.com/Catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=278 And this one is my favorite: http://www.spikenzielabs.com/Catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=585 Gives them something tangible to hold on to and show off. On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 12:30 PM, Ryan Simpkins <[email protected]>wrote: > I have been looking for ways to teach my children geeky skills in a way > that > allows the whole family to participate. Last night we discussed control > structures. I set some of them up in a line. Each child in the line was a > statement in the "program". A child "object" would walk through the line, > following the program structure. Example: > > kid_object[0] = {type=girl,age=6,eyes=blue} > kid_object[1] = {type=boy,age=7,eyes=blue} > > for each kid_object - > kid[0] - if (kid_object.type==girl) then > kid[1] - say "what does the fox say?" > kid[2] - say "NE NE NE NE NE NE NE!" > kid[3] - else, spin twice > kid[4] - clap 3 times > - > > We tried a couple different control structures. It didn't take long before > they had mastered our programming language and set about "programming" each > other. Especially fun was watching them discover their first 'infinite > loop' > by literally spinning in circles, realizing they would never meet the > 'do..until' condition set. What activities have you done with your children > (young and old) to encourage an understanding in all things geek? Share > your > ideas, please! > > -Ryan > > > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > -- -- -- Matthew Frederico /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
