This project log is intended as a request for comments--project ideas--for my project "Raspberry Pi 3 Desktop a 7-yr-old Can Build & Use." See below for more details.

The postulated audience for this project are parents who are STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) workers, K-12 educators, post-secondary educators, homeschoolers, DIYers/Makers/Hardware Hackers, and parents with children in youth groups such Scouts, 4-H, FFA, etc.

The Kano Computer is recommended for ages seven and older (actually now the website suggests age 6 or older). Snap Circuits is recommended for ages eight and older. Of course it would be up to parents to determine if it is appropriate for younger children.

I have three years experience as an adult educator, but have no training or experience in K-12 education.

I've searched for 3rd grade science fair winners and it would seem the projects I've created so far for Raspberry Pi and Snap Circuits so far should be appropriate for third graders:

Flash a Snap Circuits LED ("Pi Day Project 2016") https://hackaday.io/project/10182-pi-day-2016-project

Variable speed fan: https://hackaday.io/project/10660-variable-speed-fan-snap-circuits-kano-computer

Control a Snap Circuits Relay with the Kano Computer: https://hackaday.io/project/11575-control-snap-circuits-relay-with-kano-computer

And finally, LaserOscope: https://hackaday.io/project/4907-laseroscope

For my "Raspberry Pi 3 Desktop a 7-yr-old Can Build & Use" I'm considering using the Kano computer to drive the Snap Circuits Geared motor (to vary the speed of the Snap Circuits geared motor) in my LaserOscope II project: https://hackaday.io/project/12103-laseroscope-ii

This weekend I hope to test Scratch that comes installed with the Kano computer to see if it will access the Raspberry Pi 3 GPIO pins. Maybe I'll have to update Scratch from the Kano website or install ScratchGPIO7 from simplesi.net. Anyhoo, I'll push this project log up on the Hackadayio stack and I hope to get some feedback on which of the above projects I should use or suggestions for project ideas I haven't thought of.