RevKids2.0

Event RevKids 2.0
Name	RevKids 2.0
Contact	Gori, Gert
Duration	20 April 2013 - 20 April 2013
Information	A fun packed afternoon in the Space for kids with an interest in technology. * Location: RevSpace * Open from: 13:00

Details

• When: April 20, 13:00 - 17:00(-ish)
  • Orga team start 10:00isch
• Target age: 6-12
  • older kids are also welcome
  • Younger as well, but will need more supervision, as RevSpace is not always safe for very small ones

Who is coming

(max 25-30 kids)

• Confirmed number of kids : 10 (if you register please add to this number)
  • Gert: 5 kids (age 8,8,8,8 & 6)
  • User:Gori: 2 kids (5,6)
  • User:Costyn: 3 kids (3,6,8)

Supervision

• Gert
• Gori
• Trashman
• Costyn
• Maxel
• ... ?

Snacks

• candy
• popcorn
• roosvicee / ranja

Activities

Indoor

• Bristlebots (the bigger ones, Xander style) -TODO Trashman confirm !
• Electronic brain box
• Mega Lego Trein
• Geomag (Igors office + home)
• Drawdio
• Punk console
• Non-newtonian fluid (maizena fluid dancing on a subwoofer) - Costyn

• Wide stereo viewer (double periscope to wide stereo viewing effect)

Outdoor

• Water rockets
• Fikkie stoken
• Giant bubbles

• Giant vortex cannon (met vuilnisbak)
  • Rook via http://www.toolstation.nl/shop/Installatie/Testen+meten/Rooklucifers/d20/sd2752/p46046

Activities details

Bristlebot

• bristlebot [1]. Build one and have a form of competition (race?)

Electronic brain box

• Play with Electronic BrainBox

Lego Train

• Maxell will bring his Lego train set.
  • ~30 pieces of straight track.
  • ~35 pieces of curved track.
  • One electric train, one power controller, three turnouts.

Geomag

• igors has a few hundred of these : http://www.geomagworld.com/en
• some inspiration can be obtained here: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=geomag

Giant Bubbles

Preparations beforehand

• Make few liters bubble solution beforehand
  • Basic recipe: 240 ml distilled water, 30ml good dish soap (Dreft), 15ml glycerin. All items available at drogisterij Da.
• Have coat hangers and wooden dowels available (broomstick sawed into pieces) for handles.

Activity on day

• Bend coat hangers into round shapes.
• Attach shaped wire to dowels.
• Have buckets or large dishes with bubble fluid
• Enjoy!

Non-newtonian fluid

Preparations beforehand

• Make liquid.
  • Recipe: 1 portion maizena to 2 portions water. (need to confirm this)

Demo on day

• Powered subwoofer with maizena.

• Optional: have kids play with the fluid themselves by dropping it, smashing it with things... but this will get messy

Water Rockets

Preparations beforehand

• http://artofmanliness.com/2012/07/13/weekend-diy-dad-activity-how-to-make-a-quick-n-easy-water-rocket/
• Source parts
  • http://www.brouwmarkt.nl/rubber-stop-zonder-gat-p-1728.html
  • http://www.vanderkooyjubbega.nl/biermaken/rubber-stoppen-kappen-en-watersloten/volrubberen-stopn-met-gat-nr-4-18-x-24-x-30.html
  • Valves?
• Find enough bicycle pumps (have kids bring them?)

• Make big compressor sourced rocket :)

Giant Vortex Cannon

Howto http://cdn.makezine.com/make/vortex.pdf

Preparations beforehand

• Obtain parts
• Make cannon

• Optional: have small parts available for kids to make their own: wastebaskets, rubber sheets, rubber bands.

To Dos

• Funding (mainly to cover costs of parts):
  • Contribution or voluntary donation by participants
  • Sell kits for selected projects
  • Revspace
  • External sponsors?
• Strip everything with small speakers in it for projects
• Trashman vragen welke projecten hij kan en wil doen
• met XNDR de datum vastleggen
• call for volunteers
• projecten voorbereiden (materiaal, test build, etc)
  • Bill of materials maken en een kosten schatting maken
  • Als alle bestelde onderdelen binnen zijn een en bijeenkomst plannen tussen Devnuller en Gori
• inkopen

• Final "Enge Dingen Removal" ochtend van te voren.
• Make sure there is an EHBO kit. -> There is an EHBO kit in the handwerklokaal TrashLab heeft ook een EHBO kit