Fun Electronics/Robotics Projects for Kids!
 

So basically, this is a little off of R/C topic, but cool nontheless.
We're hosting a little 'summer camp', aka a daycare but we influence them into robotics & whatnot.

Anyways, we're designating 2 hours per day (maybe 3) for cool projects they can either take home, or perform at school (by take home, I mean like take home and use too).

For example, a portable USB charger, they build it at school, and take it home & use! Kinda like a party favor!

anyways, we're kind out of ideas, so we're looking for more.
We're straying away from solder since we don't want 8-13 year olds soldering, but here's our list.

-Rubber band powered airplanes
-Air rockets (PVC contraption which reserves air to blasts up their PVC rocket)
-Water Squirt Gun (Pump, probably.. will probably be a little hard- out of PVC)
-Marshmallow Shooter (same as above, probably a pump, make out of PVC)
-Smoke bomb (Flint powder + chinese poppers + tape!)
-USB Desktop Cooling Fans (Reusing some old 120mm case computer fans from e-waste)
-LED Music Box (Connects to iPod, simple transistor makes LED flash to beats)
-LED Throwies (little throw-away LED lights, magnetic)
-Bristlebots (Those vibrating walking toothbrushes..)
-iPod Dock? (Maybe, most of them will have iPods anyways)

If you have an idea, please post! Anything will help!

Hey rawfuls where do you live? I know our province just this year is doing a summer camp for stuff like this. Robotics, computer tech, electric basics, etc... nice to see this kind of stuff.

SoCal, California!

Rubber band land vehicle

No electronics required but you get inifinite design options. I made one for my daughter a few years ago for her class project...fastest & furthest travelled by a long, long way!

Right on, ya I remember making a rubber band car in school... CD's for wheels, used some gears from technics lego. It also went the furthest by I think at least double.

Who here has ever had your high school fund a big 'shop class' project, like an electric car for example or whatever, something cool. I sure wish our school could have done that, but it seems like the canadian curriculum doesn't support anything like that. :no: