[Elecraft] OT: Electronic curriculum for middle school wanted

[michael taylor]

On 8/11/05, Craig Rairdin <craigr at laridian.com> wrote:
> I'd like something that covers the basics of electricity and electronics
> that includes some simple projects. In the end I'd like them to be able to
> take the Technician exam, so I'll have to supplement it with rules and
> operating practices. I'm also going to supplement it with basic home wiring
> just for fun.

Well I read Forrest Mim's classic, _Getting Started in Electronics_
when I was 12 years old, unfortunately around 25% of my self-built
projects were failures, so some guidance and help when building would
of been nice.

Another self-guided title that a youngster could easily follow is
_Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics_ by Stan Gibilisco, but it
does not have any experiments if I remember correctly.

I'm a little hesitate to encourage young children learning about
household wiring, for a couple of reasons, first they are too young to
use currently. Second, by the time they are old enough of it to be of
any value they might confuse facts (is ground brown or green?), and
some of the "facts" (i.e. NEC) may have changed.