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Posted by Ignoramus25712 on April 7, 2006, 8:55 pm
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The Elenco snap circuits kit that I ended up buying for my nephew, I
liked enough to buy for my 4.5 year old son also.
I received it and it is a great toy, well made, with many useful
circuits. It helps show how electricity flows, etc. My son could
follow directions and build stuff by himself, without me present in
the room.
It is highly recommended. We got the junior version, but will buy him
a next version for his birthday.
The kit includes a DC motor that launches a little helicopter blade
like thing in the air.
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Posted by Doug White on April 7, 2006, 9:17 pm
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>The Elenco snap circuits kit that I ended up buying for my nephew, I
>liked enough to buy for my 4.5 year old son also.
>
>I received it and it is a great toy, well made, with many useful
>circuits. It helps show how electricity flows, etc. My son could
>follow directions and build stuff by himself, without me present in
>the room.
>
>It is highly recommended. We got the junior version, but will buy him
>a next version for his birthday.
>
>The kit includes a DC motor that launches a little helicopter blade
>like thing in the air.
It's fun, but they don't really explain what's going on. There are a
couple of integrated circuits in little blocks, and they tell you how to
hook them up to make noises & such. However, there is no info on what's
in the blocks, what they do exactly, how they work, etc. It's a fun toy,
and hopefully will foster some curiosity, but it has limits in the
educational department.
Doug White
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Posted by J. Clarke on April 8, 2006, 12:20 am
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> On Sat, 08 Apr 2006 00:55:27 GMT, Ignoramus25712
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> [snip]
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>>The kit includes a DC motor that launches a little helicopter blade
>>like thing in the air.
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> I had one of those when I was a kid, except it had a string you wound
> up and then pulled. Boy would that thing go way up in the air!
Just a comment but Rat Shack has the whole Vex Robotics system for half
price or less--they seem to be closing it out. Very nice system at that
price.
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--John
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Posted by Aula on April 8, 2006, 7:11 am
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> Just a comment but Rat Shack has the whole Vex Robotics system for half
> price or less--they seem to be closing it out. Very nice system at that
> price.
>
Also, Lego has announced that the new mindstorm will be available in June or
July. While it is expensive, imo [over $200], it is a programmable robot
that will teach a great deal to DS-10. We have put one on order. The now
phased out version is available, at markdowns, if you don't mind having the
older version.
-Aula
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Posted by Ignoramus25712 on April 8, 2006, 9:54 am
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>> Just a comment but Rat Shack has the whole Vex Robotics system for half
>> price or less--they seem to be closing it out. Very nice system at that
>> price.
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> Also, Lego has announced that the new mindstorm will be available in June or
> July. While it is expensive, imo [over $200], it is a programmable robot
> that will teach a great deal to DS-10. We have put one on order. The now
> phased out version is available, at markdowns, if you don't mind having the
> older version.
Aula, how is that robot controlled, can I control it from a Linux
computer?
(Same question applies to Vex robotics)
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>liked enough to buy for my 4.5 year old son also.
>
>I received it and it is a great toy, well made, with many useful
>circuits. It helps show how electricity flows, etc. My son could
>follow directions and build stuff by himself, without me present in
>the room.
>
>It is highly recommended. We got the junior version, but will buy him
>a next version for his birthday.
>
>The kit includes a DC motor that launches a little helicopter blade
>like thing in the air.