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Thames & Kosmos Technology and Electronics Electronics Workshop 1 - Discover the digital world with this unique introduction to electronics. Follow the story of Robert M-3, a young robot in the year 2069, who is beginning his education in electronics with an apprenticeship to Sirius Armstrong, the chief electrical engineer on an enormous space station orbiting Earth. As you read about Robert's lessons in electronics, you will conduct experiments alongside him using your Electronics Workshop console. Start by assembling simple circuits with blinking LEDs and resistors, as Robert travels from Earth to the space station. Once there, he goes from department to department, fixing electrical systems and devices, while you work alongside him. In the Mars Department, you attend to tasks in the space station's oxygen-supplying greenhouses, such as building moisture sensors for the planters and a timer for controlling oxygen levels. Here, you learn about current, voltage, and resistance. In the Uranus Department, you repair malfunctioning sensors on robots, build a battery tester to test Robert's power supply, and conduct experiments with his transistors and capacitors. You continue through six more departments, learning about the space station's security, communications, cleaning, entertainment, and educational systems, while getting increasingly advanced lessons in electronics. By the end, you and Robert will have earned the rank of Space Electronics Assistant First Class. Electronics Workshop 1 is a captivating combination of reading and science, with fanciful stories that enliven the experiments, making for a fun learning experience. Full-color, 68-page experiment manual.
Feature Thames & Kosmos Technology and Electronics Electronics Workshop 1
- Ages 10 and up
- Repair multifunction sensors on robots
- Build moisture sensors
- Assemble simple circuits with blinking LEDs and resistors
- Technology and electronics
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Better than most but not as good as it could be . I have purchased other electronics experiment type kits for my son, most of which are marginal at best. This one is better, but for the money it still comes up short. Wire lengths are just long enough to reach, but in saving a penny they still make it hard to open the shell of the console and not pull the wires out. The battery compartment is marginal, has no actual retention feature. The led lights (all 2 of them) do not fit snuggly in the console holes, and fall out with the slightest bit of pressure (ie, when you open the console shell since the wires are too short). BTW, the warning that you will burn out an LED if you fail to place a resister in line with the battery is documented, but the fact is that a child will no doubt make the mistake and place it in line without the resister -> time to go to Radio Shack. Why not throw in a handfull of LED's? They are cheap (a lot cheaper than the gas to drive to Radio Shack), and then your customer can learn by messing it up - a time tested and honored learning tool. The console allows you to place the unused selection of components above the work area, which is nice - however, the console is hinged, and it really could be improved if there was the ability to place the unused components inside the clamshell design with a similar setup - this would again be very inexpensive since it would only require properly spaced holes to slide the resistors, caps, etc into. With that said, the premise is great, the implimentation of a test bed is very well done, and the workbook that comes with the set is the best that I have seen anywhere. It shows considerable thought and is relatively comprehensive. Again, it is much better than the $30 kits, but it should be for $100. Some minor design changes and this would be a must have.
Better than most but not as good as it could be . I have purchased other electronics experiment type kits for my son, most of which are marginal at best. This one is better, but for the money it still comes up short. Wire lengths are just long enough to reach, but in saving a penny they still make it hard to open the shell of the console and not pull the wires out. The battery compartment is marginal, has no actual retention feature. The led lights (all 2 of them) do not fit snuggly in the console holes, and fall out with the slightest bit of pressure (ie, when you open the console shell since the wires are too short). BTW, the warning that you will burn out an LED if you fail to place a resister in line with the battery is documented, but the fact is that a child will no doubt make the mistake and place it in line without the resister -> time to go to Radio Shack. Why not throw in a handfull of LED's? They are cheap (a lot cheaper than the gas to drive to Radio Shack), and then your customer can learn by messing it up - a time tested and honored learning tool. The console allows you to place the unused selection of components above the work area, which is nice - however, the console is hinged, and it really could be improved if there was the ability to place the unused components inside the clamshell design with a similar setup - this would again be very inexpensive since it would only require properly spaced holes to slide the resistors, caps, etc into. With that said, the premise is great, the implimentation of a test bed is very well done, and the workbook that comes with the set is the best that I have seen anywhere. It shows considerable thought and is relatively comprehensive. Again, it is much better than the $30 kits, but it should be for $100. Some minor design changes and this would be a must have.
Thames & Kosmos Technology and Electronics Electronics Workshop 1 Reviews
Disappointing garbage . The pieces don't fit together, poor build quality and esoteric instructions. Skip the frustration and disappointment that your children will face and buy a different kit. Thames and Kosmos spend their time and energy creating fancy packaging with garbage inside. Just worthless.
Disappointing garbage . The pieces don't fit together, poor build quality and esoteric instructions. Skip the frustration and disappointment that your children will face and buy a different kit. Thames and Kosmos spend their time and energy creating fancy packaging with garbage inside. Just worthless.
Cons Review
Great Educational Electrical Kit . My daughter worked on picking this exact kit out. She wanted one with actual wires, not just the plastic snap kits. Because of the bare wires, I would not consider this "toy" extra durable, because they can break. She's very exicted to be doing the experiments, and the book is very educational, as it explains what each of the devices are, and the basics of how they each work.
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Product Details
EAN : 0857853001681UPC : 857853001681
MPN : 615512
Brand : Thames & Kosmos
Weight : 3 pounds
Height : 4 inches
Length : 22 inches
Width : 15 inches
Binding : Toy
Department : Technology & Electronics
Manufacturer : Thames & Kosmos
Manufacturer Maximum Age : 21 years
Manufacturer Minimum Age : 10 years
Model : 615512
Publisher : Thames & Kosmos
Release Date : 2008-08-30
SKU : THK615512
Studio : Thames & Kosmos
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