Advice please--electronic kits for a teen

[John Stevens]

Hi folks.  For the last two years, my son's been playing with electronic kits made by Elenco--"Snap Circuits" and "Electronic Playground."  The limitation of these kits is that they don't really explain to the user what part of a given circuit performs a given task, and how it does so.  He's ready to step up to that level now.  Do any of you know of electronic kits that teach the basics of engineering for a middle-school student?

--John

 

[Stoli]

https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/sik-experiment-guide-for-arduino---v32  ?

 

[alexander]

Yes, arduino base kits are pretty good.

You can find on Adafruit a section for young engineers : http://www.adafruit.com/category/117

Alex

 

[fdengel]

http://www.nerdkits.com/

 

[John Stevens]

Thanks guys, for taking the time and effort to help me out.  I appreciate having your info to help me make some decisions.

--John

 

[Stoli]

Be sure to tell us what you decided and how it was received.