SubGroups/Young Hackspace

Events

2018

• 27-01-2018 10:00 (starts at 12:00)
  • Kids_Hackday_January_2018

• 18-03-2018 10:00 (starts at 12:00)
  • Kids_Hackday_March_2018

• 26-05-2018 10:00 (starts at 12:00)
  • Kids_Hackday_May_2018

Past

* Young Hackspace First Edition
* Young Hackspace Second Edition
* 4.1.14._post-congressial_chill-out_gathering
* KidsWorkshopFeb2014
* KidsWorkshopMar2014
* KidsWorkshopApril2014
* KidsWorkshopNovember2014

ARTICLE: File:kids-in-space-dec-2014.pdf

Goal

To help coordinate and setup one day, hopefully, every month where we open up the space to children.

• Themed days
  • Science
  • Electronics
• Teaching use of tools
• Basic programming

Suggested Activities

• sewing
• sawing
• painting (a.k.a. Tom Sawyer: using child labor...)
• DNA
• building simple electronic contraptions (just batteries, switches, lights, buzzers, etc.)
• do 3D-printing or something like that
• improve upon simple household devices to make them into awesome self-hacked household devices(TM)
• teach about Important Hacker Stuff (security, privacy, dangers on the web, open source, etc.)
• Making kites (and flying them)
• Buiding saltwater batteries

Links

Education

• https://wiki.techinc.nl/index.php/Hackers_tribes#Teaching_Hackers_Ethics

• http://wiki.techinc.nl/index.php/Hackers_tribes#Changing_Culture

• http://www.slj.com/2015/10/technology/a-librarians-guide-to-oer-in-the-maker-space/#_

MAKER SPACE-RELATED RESOURCES ON OER COMMONS:
(open educational resources (OER))

Activities and Labs: 
LEGO Robots
Hair and Snail Challenges
3d Printing in the Classroom
Discover Engineering
High Tech Fashion
Maze Challenge
Construction and Destruction Using Castles and Catapults
What is a Robot?

Logistics

• One month before the event
  • agree date & time with other parents
  • Get volunteers for orga-tasks https://wiki.techinc.nl/index.php/KidsWorkshopNovember2014#Volunteers [wiki.techinc.nl]
  • Get volunteers for workshop-leaders https://wiki.techinc.nl/index.php/KidsWorkshopNovember2014#ACTIVITIES_2 [wiki.techinc.nl]
  • announce to the community & public (lists, meetup-page, social media, & individuals... )
  • collect money / get budget (optional)

• One day / few hours before
  • buy all the food & drinks
  • prepare workshops (get supplies & equipment) => workshop leaders!

• During the event

• After the event
  • make documentation

Members

2018

• Mailing list: https://lists.board.techinc.nl/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kidsday-ml

Past

• Amran aka amx109
• Vesna aka becha
• Melinda aka Reese
• Webmind