visitor Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 (edited) Dear all, DS is disappointed that he can't do a lot of electrical engineering . For a long time he showed a real interest in electrical engineering and wished that he can do something daily with it. He is also interested in programming. Last year we did : Little bits (which was to easy for him but he liked it) Scratch (he outgrown it and needs something new) Snap circuits ( he outgrown it quickly) Lego wedo 2.0 (the programming part was to easy for him). Mbot Makeblock (he quickly outgrown it) He needs something which he can do daily and with more depth. I hope to find some inspiration for this year. And something he can use for a longer time. DS is almost 10 years old. Thanks in advanced.... Edited December 28, 2018 by visitor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeAgain Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 We have considered this for a long while now. https://www.appliedinspirations.com/shop-courses-curriculum I would eventually like to pair it up with Supercharged Science for a second go through when my ds's motor skills are a little more refined. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gstharr Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 He seems ready for vex robotics. Much different from lego league (LL). LL is robots built from legos. There are some amazing designs, but the programming is elementary. Vex is c-programming using parts similar to erector sets. Look up Vex robotic national championship. here is a link to tournaments and classes. https://www.robotevents.com/robot-competitions/vex-robotics-competition 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 My 9yo has enjoyed the monthly projects from eeme.co (not.com). That wouldn't help you at a day-to-day level though. However, the guy that runs the site is very responsive, perhaps he could send you a bunch of projects at once (might be $$$) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daijobu Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 I second Make: Electronics and EEME. I can also recommend this Arduino book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal_Bear Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Has he done the classes offered by Mr. P from Quick Study Labs since you already have Snap Circuits? http://www.quickstudylabs.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal_Bear Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 If you can find the Radio Shack Electrionics Learning Lab, that might be right his alley as well. I have a set that I got used from another homeschooling family. My EE friend said it pretty much what was covered in one of his 100 series courses. Forgot which one because I wasn't paying close enough attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAttachedMama Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 I am an EE, and I highly recommend the sets from EEME to get you started. They are nicely done and teach real electronics. (I had high expectations for snap circuits, but my kids have learned a lot more from the EEME kits.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulasue Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Lego EV3 is ths next step after Wedo. We had Wedo and out grew it also. My son plays with EV3 often, depending on what sparks new ideas for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4KookieKids Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 My ds9 got an arduino starter set recently and has been loving it. But it’s very parent intensive for me, because the guide is very much not written for children and often leaves him somewhat lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 On 12/28/2018 at 11:32 AM, Florimell said: DS10 has the MAKE Electronics book. He got a ton of components for his birthday a few years ago and he has been able to do pretty well with it. My DS13 has fun with this and we bought the kits from RadioShack. Both my kids enjoyed this blog for Make Electronics and Make More Electronics http://handsonelectronics.blogspot.com/2010/01/welcome-to-hands-on-make-electronics.html My husband’s PhD is in electrical engineering but he specializes in semiconductor nanotechnology so he didn’t help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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