Path: utzoo!telecom-request Date: Wed, 1 May 91 10:52:53 EDT From: Daniel A Margolis Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Need Ideas on a Telecom Project For Kids Message-ID: Organization: TELECOM Digest Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 327, Message 2 of 6 Lines: 28 Where will our future telecomers come from? Well maybe, we can help a few kids get started early. We have a program where we bring a few eighth-graders into our labs during the summer. Last year, I was in charge of finding a project for them. I wanted them to build something that had to do with telephones, but I couldn't find a telephone kit. So, I took apart some 2500 sets and made my own "kit." I would like to do a similar project this year, but unfortunately, I don't have any more of those phones. The "modern" phones are just a circuit board inside a rectangular box. There just isn't that much to take apart. I'm looking for ideas. What kind of project can I give the students that will involve telecom? I have approximatly two hours per day for five days. They are not old enough to understand electronics, so they need things that are mechanical and pretty intuitive, but give them a sense of accomplishment. Is there a build-a-phone kit on the market? Thanks, Dan Margolis