Birthday present - Arduino ?

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sivasarjun

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I have no idea about Arduino but would like to present a 12-year-old as an introduction to Electronics, coding etc. Any pointers to which starter kit will be appropriate as I am confused.
Any Amazon link will be appreciated.
 
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The official arduino starter kit is the best place to start, it includes the book, which is very important for the kid to learn. That is where I started from.
It is expensive but also it is safe, all parts are of very high quality and ROHS compliant meaning no lead.

The breadboard is of the best quality possible (it matters a lot) specially when starting out.
 
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manohar5321 said:
@awestorr is selling a kit on the forum , check with him. It's a good kit and has plenty of components
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Ok. Let me check.

Heisen said:
The official arduino starter kit is the best place to start, it includes the book, which is very important for the kid to learn. That is where I started from.
It is expensive but also it is safe, all parts are of very high quality and ROHS compliant meaning no lead.

The breadboard is of the best quality possible (it matters a lot) specially when starting out.
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Mmm. Only problem is about whether the kid will be hooked or not.
Any link?
Are these good enough ?
 
This is the official one.
https://robu.in/product/arduino-sta...Rh0d8b-YSYHKcynewiC2V6zrc1VDF9ohoCjycQAvD_BwE

sivasarjun said:
Only problem is about whether the kid will be hooked or not.
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It depends, if he is curious he will be hooked, but no one can tell for sure, generally kids can get confused or stuck then adult with similar interest can help with his enthusiasm.

sivasarjun said:
https://www.amazon.in/Quad-Store-TM-Ultimate-Professional/dp/B01F17CG30
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This one is too much to handle for a beginner.

sivasarjun said:
https://robu.in/product/updated-version-beginners-starter-kit/
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The cheap stuff with no guide.

These are the clones of the official one. Both lack proper documentation. The book is what gets you hooked with its fun diagrams and figures tuned towards a beginner. It takes care of both the coding side and the electronics side.
 
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All things aside the kid should have a computer first and should know how to do the basics.
12 years is young for programming but if they know how to use the basics of computer they might be interested.

I believe at that age there should be puzzle games which a kid should play to improve their mental ability like "poly bridge" or "while True: learn()" and similar games.
 
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Heisen said:
This is the official one.
https://robu.in/product/arduino-sta...Rh0d8b-YSYHKcynewiC2V6zrc1VDF9ohoCjycQAvD_BwE


It depends, if he is curious he will be hooked, but no one can tell for sure, generally kids can get confused or stuck then adult with similar interest can help with his enthusiasm.


This one is too much to handle for a beginner.


The cheap stuff with no guide.

These are the clones of the official one. Both lack proper documentation. The book is what gets you hooked with its fun diagrams and figures tuned towards a beginner. It takes care of both the coding side and the electronics side.
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Thanks, man. Even with the official one, do you need to buy sensors separately to do projects?
 
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All things aside the kid should have a computer first and should know how to do the basics.
12 years is young for programming but if they know how to use the basics of computer they might be interested.

I believe at that age there should be puzzle games which a kid should play to improve their mental ability like "poly bridge" or "while True: learn()" and similar games.
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OK. I will introduce these games, let's see whether she responds to them.
You need to pay for these games, correct? Asking because I have never played any computer games. Only Chess and a bit of GO.
 
sivasarjun said:
OK. I will introduce these games, let's see whether she responds to them.
You need to pay for these games, correct? Asking because I have never played any computer games. Only Chess and a bit of GO.
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You can buy them on steam and I suppose you may not necessarily want to buy games at the start as there would be free online web browser based based games too.
Might need to search for them though, youtube could be a great start to find such games.
 
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