RE: [Elecraft] OT: Electronic curriculum for middle school wanted

2005-08-14 Thread Craig Rairdin
Thanks to everyone who replied publicly and privately to this request. I got several good suggestions. None are exactly what I'm looking for but I have a lot of good resources to draw from now. Craig NZ0R In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Craig Rairdin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes We teach our kids at

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Electronic curriculum for middle school wanted

2005-08-12 Thread crmabbott
Craig, I would also recomend a mates web sight in Austraila http://www.electronics-tutorials.com/ His name is Ian Purdy VK2TIP and he runs an excellant site and the lessons are divided up quite nicely -- 73 Chuck AA8VS Meddle not in the Affairs of Dragons, for thou art Crunchy and Taste

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Electronic curriculum for middle school wanted

2005-08-12 Thread Ken Paulson
Hello Craig, Not sure exactly what topics you might want to cover, but I recently ordered the book: Electronic Circuits for the Evil Genius by Dave Cutcher It is available from amazon and other sources. This starts with resistors and capacitors and goes through transistors and other

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Electronic curriculum for middle school wanted

2005-08-12 Thread Trevor Day
Take a look here Craig, the CD info can be downloaded and is free. It looked pretty good when I saw it a year or so ago: http://www.ukradioamateur.org/ Trev G3ZYY In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Craig Rairdin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes We teach our kids at home and I'm looking for an

[Elecraft] OT: Electronic curriculum for middle school wanted

2005-08-11 Thread Craig Rairdin
We teach our kids at home and I'm looking for an electronics curriculum to use for science this year. The boys are 11 and 13 years old. I'd like something that covers the basics of electricity and electronics that includes some simple projects. In the end I'd like them to be able to take the

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Electronic curriculum for middle school wanted

2005-08-11 Thread Charles Bland
PROTECTED] To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date sent: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 13:58:33 -0500 Subject:[Elecraft] OT: Electronic curriculum for middle school wanted We teach our kids at home and I'm looking for an electronics curriculum to use for science

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Electronic curriculum for middle school wanted

2005-08-11 Thread michael taylor
On 8/11/05, Craig Rairdin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd like something that covers the basics of electricity and electronics that includes some simple projects. In the end I'd like them to be able to take the Technician exam, so I'll have to supplement it with rules and operating practices. I'm

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Electronic curriculum for middle school wanted

2005-08-11 Thread John R. Lonigro
I replied privately to Craig, but for the benefit of the reflector, I found that the Heathkit electronics courses are still available. Just go to www.heathkit.com for details. I have no idea how expensive they are these days - might be pretty pricy. I recall they weren't cheap 20 years ago

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Electronic curriculum for middle school wanted

2005-08-11 Thread John D'Ausilio
You might look into the Navy manuals, available online somewhere. Might be a bit dated, but very thorough and pretty easy to read, with exercises. There's a Basic Electronics I, and II ... de w1rt On 8/11/05, Craig Rairdin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We teach our kids at home and I'm looking for