Thanks so much to Alisha from the public library in Eau Claire for this terrific guest post! This would be a fun STEAM program for the summer.
The kids
absolutely loved the Tech Take-Apart program, and it was pretty simple to put on. I
called First Choice Computer Recycling and they loaded me up with
safe-for-kids-to-take-apart materials that had been dropped off at their site
for recycling. They also agreed to take it all back after the program,
albeit now in a million pieces! I then rounded up a variety of
screwdrivers and I was set for my program.
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Before the program started |
Among the materials to take
apart were printers, keyboards, computers (no monitors), DVD players, VCRs, and
old office phones. I also took some VHS and cassette tapes that were
damaged and withdrawn from our collection for the kids to take apart since they
were going to the garbage anyway (though some kids didn’t know what these
were). The kids then got busy exploring the innards of tech-y stuff.
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A wide age range enjoys tearing apart |
Many kids said this program was fulfilling their dream to take things apart
without getting in trouble! So, I’m adding dream fulfiller to my resume.
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The remaining debris |
Labels: school age programs, STEAM programs, technology