Make A Quiz In A Box
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Now, with those preliminaries out of the way, your charges
can turn their attention to composing questions and
answers. Give them plenty of free rein here to build in
individu ality; they might want to use riddles, math
problems, trivia, posers on their favorite subject, or any
variation thereof. Just show them how to set up a column of
questions and a column of answers on the sheet of paper,
and let them go at it. The items within each column should
be spaced about 3/4" apart, and there should be around 2"
to 3" between the columns themselves. (Precision isn't
particularly necessary here, but if the youngsters have a
really hard time keeping their columns straight, you may
want to write or type up their tests for them.) The number
of questions and answers, of course, is limited only by the
length of the paper. Even if the children had to cut a
couple inches off the paper to allow room at the top of the
lid, there should be space enough for at least eight or
nine items.
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While your offspring are busy creating and composing their
question-and-answer sheets, you can cut and strip the wires
they'll need. For each box, cut as many lengths of wire as
there are questions, making each piece long enough to reach
easily from the top of one column to the bottom of the
other. Then nip two more pieces that are 5" longer than the
first ones, and cut one shorty just 3" long. Now, use your
wire strippers or knife to remove about a half inch of
insulation from the ends of each segment.
When the children have finished their question-and-answer
sheets, have them mark a dot a bit to the left of each
query and each response. With that done, each youngster can
position the sheet on the lid and tape it in place. Then
it'll be your job (unless your progeny are old enough to
use a jackknife) to put the lid on a cutting board and make
the following cuts: a cross centered in the space above the
questions . . . a puncture, level with but far to each side
of the cross . . . and a small hole at each of the dots
marked on the sheet.
It's now a simple matter for your young builders to shove
in the paper fasteners, one at each question or answer
hole.
WIRING
As they work, it would be a good idea to remind your
children that, although the electricity stored in a little
AA battery is not dangerous to them, wall outlets are the
source of much more powerful current and should be left
alone. Also emphasize at this point that they'll need to
concentrate on getting their wiring just right, with good,
tight connections, in order for their Quiz-In-A-Boxes to
function properly.
