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Electronics For Kids - Play With Simple Circuits and Experiment With Electricity! by Øyvind Nydal Dahl

No Starch Press ISBN 978-1-59327-725-3 July 2016 328 Pages

When I first got this book, I was curious just how much was being discussed about Electricity and Electronics. I was pleased that its contents range from the simplest “What is Electricity?” to a LED-based reaction game. This book covers things like Resistor Colour codes, Ohm’s law, Soldering, Breadboards, making your own motor from scratch, and much, much more.

I was very happy to see that Øyvind states in the introduction “Whether you’re 8 or 100 years old, as long as you’re curious and have a playful spirit, this book is for you.”, and I can’t agree more. Having been in the situation of trying to teach basic electronics more than once, I wish that he had written this book years ago. Some of his analogies are startling in their simplicity – while explaining the subject completely.

Each project starts with a shopping list, a list of tools (if needed), very detailed instructions and explanations, and ends with a “what if it doesn’t work” troubleshooting section.

I have to give this book a full 5 stars. If you are curious about electricity or have a kiddo who is, this book is a must have for the bookshelf. All of the projects are safe and very inexpensive. Many can be completed using items around the house.

Table of Contents Introduction Part 1: Playing With Electricity

  1: What is Electricity?
  2: Making Things Move With Electricity And Magnets
  3: How to Generate Electricity

Part 2: Building Circuits

  4: Creating Light With LEDs
  5: Blinking A Light For The First Time
  6: Let’s Solder!
  7: Controlling Things With Electricity
  8: Building A Musical Instrument

Part 3: The Digital World

  9: How Circuits Understand Ones And Zeros
 10: Circuits That Make Choices
 11: Circuits That Remember Information
 12: Let’s Make A Game!
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