--Ya know, now that I think about it there's one other component to the puzzle that also seems to be lacking these days. When I was a kid and getting interested in these subjects there were science clubs that met on saturdays; I'd go there and meet like minded kids and fiddle on this and that, with some adult guiding our efforts and answering questions. Nowadays we try to do the same thing with the web and it ain't the same.. I believe that if you reeeeally want to get kid's attention with the fun that can be had with electronic kits (or any other kewl pasttime with a future) you've got to set up a social environment, too.