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Beginner electronics setup for a 11 year old, UK specific...
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cdev:
When i was 11 years old in some ways I was already at a level that as an adult it took me some time to get back to. I was taking completed circuit designs I found and building them and modifying them successfully. I was going into New York City which at that time had a lot of electronics stores, and bringing my project BOMs to the parts counter and getting my order in a little paper bag to bring home and build. because there was no way I could afford to buy them new I built my own volt/milliammeter/ohmmeter and analog function generator. (a design that I recently decided to build again)

Kids can progress really quickly at that age because their brains are growing really rapidly. How far they go later on may depend a lot more than we now realize on how far they go then.
djacobow:
If soldering is desired, then a simple solder kit is easy to come by. I hate the velleman kits, finding them pretty boring compared to what was available in the 70's, but they are certainly easy. I really enjoyed putting together a strobe light kit with my dad when I was that age. That it ad 100's of volts and could kill me was extra appealing.

But what I could do at that age on my own were the spring kits. They were Radio Shack units, but I think Elenco is making them now.

https://www.amazon.com/Elenco-Electronic-Playground-Learning-Center/dp/B0035XSZDI

Just looking at all the through-hole parts on these, though, I realize that they may be more oriented towards nostalgia 40-60 year olds than actual kids.
IanB:
Slightly tangential, but "Sylvia's Mini Maker Show" has a bunch of inspirational videos, like this one:

https://youtu.be/UDZo51k2BWQ
jeroen79:
How about buying her a one-year membership for a local electronics/maker/hacker club?

That will give her access to many tools and bring her in contact with other kids interested in electronics.
EEVblog:

--- Quote from: IanB on December 03, 2018, 01:13:54 am ---Slightly tangential, but "Sylvia's Mini Maker Show" has a bunch of inspirational videos, like this one:

--- End quote ---

Whatever happened to Sylvia? Is she still making videos?
EDIT: 3 years ago was the last one it seems
https://www.youtube.com/user/SuperAwesomeSylvia
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