Dangerous Things You Should Let Your Kids Do!

We at the Beagle are firm believers that every child is born a scientist and will remain a scientist until exposed to someone or a setting that turns them against a life of scientific exploration. Children should be expected to explore, experiment and question. To this end we want to know if there are students, parents and/or teachers out there that would like to participate in a series of workshops in which we explore some of the "dangerous" experiments and demonstrations that are always intriguing and exciting, but which shouldn't be done without a lot or foreknowledge and appropriate planning and safety preparation. If you are interested please post a comment and contact us for a follow-up on our plans.

Make: KC

Join us for an organizational meeting for
Make: KC
Tuesday July 14, 2009
6 pm to 7 pm: Maker Show and Tell
7 pm to 8 pm: Organizational Meeting

Do you enjoy creating new inventions or taking things apart to see how they work? Maybe you’ve seen some of the Do-It-Yourself projects but you’re not sure how to finish certain parts. This is an opportunity for tinkerers, inventors, makers, artists, and crafters to share your knowledge and inspiration with others from young to old in a family friendly atmosphere. We are planning for this meeting to include some show and tell projects using Arduino microcontrollers, as well as organizational topics and planning for future events as we launch this new group.

The meetings will be held at H.M.S. Beagle, 180 English Landing Drive, Parkville, MO. We have already had interest expressed by the editors of Make Magazine, and it looks like we can expect their wholehearted support.