School in a box/Saturday
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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
- velociraptor
- 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
- alcohohl
- DVDs with preset lectures (lecture dvds of boredom)
- rabid wolf
- children
- whip/rod
- airplane stoppy things
- alive things
