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== Prep ==
 
== Prep ==

Revision as of 00:23, 22 February 2011

Project page: Project:Young_Hackspace

Prep

Days before

  • email the list: introducing the Young Hackspace; pls be considerate of the kids and their safety; got any laser cutter work we can show to give the kids an idea of the possibilities?
  • tweet: "First 'Young Hackspace' this Saturday with a group of six year olds. Health & safety prep! Hackers: store away your sharp objects!"
  • announce Health & Safety cleanup session for Friday night

Workshop prep

  • Tom/Will: plan the sequence of events; what do we need to prepare/organise/buy?
  • Find people who can set up the toys & demos (cf. below)

Friday night/Saturday morning

  • Unplug all power machines?
  • Store away sharp objects and deactivate open electric circuits
  • Deactivate the people counter laser (it's about eye level for young kids)

Demos

  • a Kinect interactive demo? (move/dance in front of a screen and see your silhouette projected in the style of an Apple iPod ad)

Workshops

  • Laser cutter (Tom, Will)

Toys

  • Binocular microscope
  • Oscilloscope & power source
  • Mindstorms? (Daniel/dhertz)
  • "children's electronic/experiment sets (those ones with the big clip together components, etc)" (Anthony/ynohtna)
  • IRC controlled RC car?
  • multitouch table
  • LED throwies?
  • "big bubble wand in one of the "rubbish" boxes"

Future events