Electronic Playground 50-in-one by Elenco

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Electronic Playground 50-in-one

by Elenco

$16.00

$24.99

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Sales Rank:	29228 (lower is better)
Price as of:	08/22/2008 7:13:31 PM MDT
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Release Date:	2006-06-12
Label:	Elenco
UPC:	756619000930
Binding:	Toy
Published By:	Elenco
ASIN:	B00000IUD2
Category:	Toy

Electronic Playground 50-in-one Features

Build over 50 Electronic projects including finger touch lamp, metal detector, transistor radio, alarm
Learn about voltage, current, resistors, capacitors and much more
Uses spring hook-up method
Requires 1 "9V" battery

Editorial Reviews and Product Descriptions

Product Description

Begin Electronics! Cool kit to introduce the beginner (age 10+) to the fabulous world of electronics. You will learn the basics of putting together circuits through over 50 projects building actual devices like an alarm, a radio, a metal detector and much more. The simple but complete instructions explain voltage, current resistance etc. The kit is a giant "breadboard" and wires that can be connected to form the circuits as explained in the instructions and all without soldering!

Editorial Review

The Electronic Playground & Learning Center is a great way to introduce kids to the world of electronics. Easy-to-build circuits teach the operation of over 50 electronic circuits, without requiring the use of any tools or soldering. Learn about the use of voltage, currents, resistance, resistors, capacitors, and about many other electronic principles and components. The Electronic Playground & Learning Center is easy to understand and comes fully assembled with all electronic parts and step-by-step instructions. It requires one 9-volt battery (not included). --Chris Livesay

Customer Reviews

Great kit ... Well Done... Very Educational - Reviewed on 2004-01-10

45 customers found this review helpful.

The Electronic Playground reminds me very much of the type of electronics kit I had when I was young. I bought this for my son who is 6. While the instructions and details were a little above his head the kit was not. The projects are very straight forward and the the wiring guides are as easy as "connect the dots" (really!). My only minor complaint is that the frame is a bit flimsier (paper and plastic)then I would like.

My son and I did two projects in about 2 hours (two of the smaller ones) and I was able to use the kit to make some customizations (leverage the variable resistor add a light to the electronic buzzer etc.) and show him how circuits/components can be expanded and improved.

But beyond the ease of use the instruction booklet is really quite an excellent resource on basic electronics. For an older child the kit could/should provide a pretty good grounding (pardon the pun). The combination of straight forward instructions (so you get get things to work) and well written explanations (so you know why they work) is great.

I really can't wait to do more projects with my son or ....
maybe I'll just borrow it at night and do them myself.

The perfect way to start learning electronics! - Reviewed on 2003-08-01

37 customers found this review helpful.

This IS the best educational toy I have ever seen! With all the bells and whistles you could possibly want, it's the perfect way to start your kid learning electronics. I would suggest being at least 11 years old though because the going can get a little tough for younger kids after the 10th of 50 experiments! The only problem is you might not want to put it on something unstable because it is a little delicate. Otherwise enjoy a nice gift for someone just starting electronics!

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