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naseeam · 22nd July 2008, 08:54 PM

I want to get 11-year old started in building projects. Maybe we can start by building a Go Cart. Any suggestions? How can we start with simple projects and move to more advanced. Does it make senese to start out with wood projects and move to mechanical, electromechanical, and electronic projects.
Please provide any information that will help us teach ourseleves to build and design.

Many Thanks.

jimmythefool · 22nd July 2008, 10:34 PM

It might be easier to start with a robot?? You can use small motors, and not have to worry about high current drives etc. Use a lot less materials too

naseeam · 22nd July 2008, 10:53 PM

Any idea how 11-year old can start building and learning Robots. How can we get started?

jimmythefool · 22nd July 2008, 11:00 PM

If you google 'line following robots' or have a search around the web, you can see what you think is within the abilities and facilities available to the child.
You could make a very simple robot with 2 low voltage gearmotors, and a pair of wired switches that control each one individually (like a track vehicle steers). Then maybe build on from that to some basic electronic control. Robot building is very popular, and there is no shortage of information that would be useful

Sceadwian · 23rd July 2008, 04:44 AM

An 11 year old will learn mostly from mistakes. Make sure they're safe mistakes, and make sure even when they 'fail' at what they're building they learn something important. I've been building PC's since I was 9 years old. I've only been building stable ones since I was 15 =) To start I would actually encourage choosing projects which may on the whole fail but various parts may succeed. A working part can be a good basis for the starting of a new project which has another part that succeeds etc.. etc.. until an entire device from concept to finality works as intended. Engineer around that kind of standpoint and you'll likely do okay.

rjvh · 23rd July 2008, 07:33 AM

start with flashing LEDs or a simple alarm circuit with brake and make swiches on doors windows

than go furter with different interfaces as tempature sensitive components and light sensitive compenents

than timers and so on

easy to make houshold solutions and learn a lot of the basics

Robert-Jan

Boomslang · 23rd July 2008, 07:41 AM

Also make sure that building these things is what the child is interested in (I'm sure this is what dad is interested in

). No use forcing him to do it if he/she is more interested in painting/cooking or whatever else you can think of.

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22nd July 2008, 08:54 PM	(permalink)
naseeam	Getting started in building I want to get 11-year old started in building projects. Maybe we can start by building a Go Cart. Any suggestions? How can we start with simple projects and move to more advanced. Does it make senese to start out with wood projects and move to mechanical, electromechanical, and electronic projects. Please provide any information that will help us teach ourseleves to build and design. Many Thanks.

22nd July 2008, 10:34 PM	(permalink)
jimmythefool	It might be easier to start with a robot?? You can use small motors, and not have to worry about high current drives etc. Use a lot less materials too

22nd July 2008, 10:53 PM	(permalink)
naseeam	Any idea how 11-year old can start building and learning Robots. How can we get started?

22nd July 2008, 11:00 PM	(permalink)
jimmythefool	If you google 'line following robots' or have a search around the web, you can see what you think is within the abilities and facilities available to the child. You could make a very simple robot with 2 low voltage gearmotors, and a pair of wired switches that control each one individually (like a track vehicle steers). Then maybe build on from that to some basic electronic control. Robot building is very popular, and there is no shortage of information that would be useful

23rd July 2008, 04:44 AM	(permalink)
Sceadwian	An 11 year old will learn mostly from mistakes. Make sure they're safe mistakes, and make sure even when they 'fail' at what they're building they learn something important. I've been building PC's since I was 9 years old. I've only been building stable ones since I was 15 =) To start I would actually encourage choosing projects which may on the whole fail but various parts may succeed. A working part can be a good basis for the starting of a new project which has another part that succeeds etc.. etc.. until an entire device from concept to finality works as intended. Engineer around that kind of standpoint and you'll likely do okay. __________________ "Because I be what I be. I would tell you what you want to know if I could, mum, but I be a cat, and no cat anywhere ever gave anyone a straight answer, har har."

23rd July 2008, 07:33 AM	(permalink)
rjvh	start with flashing LEDs or a simple alarm circuit with brake and make swiches on doors windows than go furter with different interfaces as tempature sensitive components and light sensitive compenents than timers and so on easy to make houshold solutions and learn a lot of the basics Robert-Jan

23rd July 2008, 07:41 AM	(permalink)
Boomslang	Also make sure that building these things is what the child is interested in (I'm sure this is what dad is interested in ). No use forcing him to do it if he/she is more interested in painting/cooking or whatever else you can think of. __________________ How To Ask Questions The Smart Way