Might be best to focus on "tech" that your friend's daughter is already interested in. Tech is too all-encompassing a term without providing additional qualifie

Might be best to focus on "tech" that your friend's daughter is already interested in. Tech is too all-encompassing a term without providing additional qualifiers. For example, if she is interested in how apps work, start with some iOS tutorials and demonstrating a simulator. Or perhaps she has questions about how websites are made, in which case demonstrate some HTML and CSS. Maybe "tech" means a hardware focus, in which case start with the Raspberry Pi or Arduino kits. In general, the advice would be to dig deeper into what type of technology she's interested in and go from there. Her mom may have classified "tech" as "taking things apart and putting them back together again", which may indicate a more mechanically oriented (and not necessarily electronic/computer) mindset. I agree with many of the sibling comments that project-based learning approaches especially for hobbies are generally highly successful with inquisitive children and young adults.