School in a box/Saturday

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Filtered List to buy

  • inflatable toys
  • solar panels
  • funny hats
  • replacement parts
  • screwdrivers
  • ziploc bags
  • GPS
  • radios
  • sensors
  • phidgets
  • big LCD
  • protoboards
  • circuit parts
  • sundial
  • knitting kit
  • stickers
  • magnifier
  • sparklers
  • globe
  • multimeter
  • solder iron
  • lab example video
  • flags
  • candies
  • batteries
  • temp. tattoos
  • maps
  • screen wipes
  • global swap box
  • geiger counter
  • magic tricks
  • *usb storage
  • screen wipes
  • gum arabic
  • magic tricks
  • magic plastic
  • duct tape
  • speaker wire
  • magnets
  • triops
  • mentor contact
  • seeds
  • sewing
  • cd drive
  • flashlight
  • speakers
  • ext. keyboard/mouse
  • painter tape
  • surge protector
  • notebooks


Brainstorms

Note: The list below will be moved to an appropriate page, as categories become apparent during the day.

Things we think that would be cool to put in the box

groundrules: no stupid ideas, no shooting stuff down - Brainstorm at MNN

  • things that are inflatable
  • solar panels
  • screwdrivers
  • replacement parts/XOs
  • DOAs to take apart?
  • a pony
  • GPS, radios
  • sensors (from MIT lab?)
  • fidgets
  • big LCD
  • leds
  • protoboards
  • circuit parts
  • swords
  • donuts
  • magnets
  • speaker wire
  • duct tape!
  • magic plastic (Friendly Plastic)
  • Sculpy
  • gum arabic
  • magic tricks
  • USB keys
  • rifle barrels
  • deer gun
  • the philosopher's stone
  • mercury
  • (no mercury - nlee)
  • sun dial
  • flags
  • knitting supplies
  • sticks
  • (references to Monty Python)
  • hats
  • multimeter
  • solder iron
  • sparklers
  • pizza
  • candies
  • triops
  • sea monkeys
  • seeds (noninvasive - garden?)
  • geiger counter
  • rocks
  • magnifiers
  • calcium
  • ph strips
  • batteries - AA, AAA, rechargable ones
  • temporary tattoos (nlee - culturally sensitive ones!)
  • plushie XO
  • farmer's almanac
  • mentor contacts
  • maps - beach ball globe! --> but these can be gotten on the XO
  • ziploc bags

What would be cool to be able to learn to do with stuff in this box

  • repairs
  • connect to net
  • get power
  • math, language, music - how to make fit local curriculum?
  • literacy
  • geography
  • encryption
  • fractals
  • photography
  • drawing
  • astronomy
  • weather
  • agriculture/botany/animal husbandry
  • health/medicine
  • romance
  • cooking! (note: transcriber likes food :D)
  • paleontology/archaeology
  • sociology
  • magic
  • Open source propoganda
  • alchemy
  • religion
  • how to argue with adults
  • environment happy - greennness
  • safety stuff
  • lab experiment videos
  • CD drive
  • diversity training
  • cultural learning
  • voodoo/ the zombie apocalypse (Mel says it's an important step towards cultural understanding)

NO list

  • serial killers
  • velociraptors (but useful in math education!)
  • non biodegradable materials
  • invasive plant species
  • sword
  • radiation
  • lead
  • cigarettes
  • poison
  • alcohol
  • DVDs with preset lectures (lecture dvds of boredom)
  • rabid wolf
  • children
  • whip/rod
  • airplane stoppy things
  • alive things