User:Martind/Young Hackspace

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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? And: note that this is not an open invite event, we have limited attendance and are fully booked atm. Looks like there will be more such events soon!
  • 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

  • make a list of all the below once done to demonstrate
  • Unplug all power machines?
  • Store away sharp objects and deactivate open electric circuits
  • Turn off any open power sources
  • Deactivate the people counter laser (it's about eye level for young kids)

Demos

definitely:

  • Tour of the space (what?)
  • Lasers (Tom, Will)
    • Need: pen laser, smoke machine

likely:

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

possibly:

Workshops

  • Laser cutter (Tom, Will)
  • Mindstorms intro (Daniel/dhertz)

Toys

definitely:

  • Binocular microscope
  • multitouch table (who can set it up?)
  • Makedo set (in Nigel's box)

likely:

  • Oscilloscope & power source
  • IRC controlled RC car?
  • "big bubble wand in one of the "rubbish" boxes"

possibly:

  • "children's electronic/experiment sets (those ones with the big clip together components, etc)" (Anthony/ynohtna)
  • LED throwies?

Future events

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