[sdiy] Electronics class for kids

[David G Dixon]

Very worthy project, Monse.  Please check out this website (known
colloquially as MFOS):

www.musicfromouterspace.com

I'm sure there will be tonnes of stuff there that you can use for the class.
Perhaps they can collaboratively build an MFOS Weird Sound Generator.


> I am about to start an after school programs to teach 6th-8th 
> graders basic electronics and I would like to incorporate 
> some audio synth type circuits into the class.  I was 
> wondering if anyone could give me any suggestions for cool 
> noise making projects?  I'm not very familiar with 
> synthesizer design, I've been reading up on it a bit and 
> started putting together a simple sawtooth generator, the one 
> with an integrator and a comparator, where the output ramps 
> up until the comparator shorts the integrator's cap and 
> discharges it.  I'm looking for simple circuits like this, 
> I'm not worried about correcting non-linearities or 
> temperature compensation, just noise makers to get the kids 
> interested.