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Introducing teardown to class of kids 8/9yrs old

I'm hoping to find something cheap and fairly simple to teardown with a class of thirty 8 and 9 year olds.

I want to introduce the concept of tearing down to understand the basics and being able to fix/mod or improve.

Please help!

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Here we are!

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I took down my answer because I think maybe admin think someone actually answered it. either way, @brittany could help,

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@captainsnowball it is an answer. I am certain the iFixit staff will see it and @brittany will provide more info. Remember that this is Holiday Season and even the iFixit staff needs time off ;-)

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Wow! how did you bring that back up? =0

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Good question, Rachel! That sounds like a fabulous project.

I'd suggest heading down to your local thrift store. Goodwill has a ton of electronic products. If you talk to the manager and tell them what you're doing and that you're looking for things that are nonfunctional or don't have the power cord, I bet you could get an even better deal.

When you're done disassembling things, Goodwill or Best Buy should take the parts to recycle.

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Thanks for your answer Kyle, a thrift shop is a good idea.

We're currently doing some simple electronics (battery, led, buzzer, switch). I was hoping to find something I could get the kids to disassemble -perhaps in 3s or 4s. Having the same basic product to walk them through was my initial plan but now you've suggested it I also like the idea of giving each group something to explore for themselves.

I know to avoid getting smoke alarms as they use a small amount of radioactive material. Are there any other common items I should steer clear of?

Thanks for your help.

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items with batteries. they can catch fire if punctured. so steer clear of iphones, and stuff without removal batteries. also stay clear of TVs and any sort of display they are commonly high voltage.

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Great. Thanks for that Aiden.

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The admins on meta may be able to help. @brittany is the director in the education stuff I believe. I'll try to send this question to meta. hang tight! meta.ifixit.com

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