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Wanderings

The Tetra Society's goal is to recruit skilled volunteer engineers and technicians who may be interested in creating assistive devices for people with disabilities.

DNA Hack --- The website for Amateur Genetic Engineering

Spark Fun has a tutorial, on their web site, that shows us how to hand solder Surface Mounted Devices   ( SMD).

Find all about water levels, tides & currents at NOAA's Tides and Currents site.

Doug Steinfeld has developed a novel non-pyrotechnic parachute ejection system for model rockets. Have a look at The Instrumentation for Amateur Rockets Site for Doug's article and other useful instrumentation projects.

Rocketry Online bills itself as a global rocketry resource.

Glass Blowing tutorials and resources from the East Carolina University Glassblowing Services

For a short tutorial on glass blowing, see the East Carolina University's Glass Blowing tutorials and resources .

Robert Hunt includes a section on Scientific Glass Blowing on his Teralab site .

Here is another method for making professional looking printed circuit boards .

Introduction to Programming Using Java

Learn JAVA programming with these free on-line tutorials .

Learn Assembly Language Programming!

The RTF Technologies web site describes scientific research and engineering carried out by Andrew Seltzman .

University of Wisconsin's IEC Fusion Advanced Fuels Project.

On the evening of 19 February 2005 a group of amateurs spanned the 167 km (104 mile) path between Mount Barrow and Mount Wellington in Tasmania with audio modulated light beams .

Even though Randy Troppmann's site was designed for runners, it could be equally useful to anyone wishing to plot a route or measure the distance between points.

The Aurora: Information and Images --- from the University of Alaska

Air Wells, Fog Fences & Dew Ponds --- Methods for recovery of atmospheric humidity.

Does anyone remember the JETEX Model Rocket Engine ?

Here is a very unusual on-line clock.

Where has all the Helium gone?

Does anyone remember the JETEX Model Rocket Engine ?

The “other” SAS ---- http://www.sas.org.uk/

The Kids Room

Science Fairs --- An excellent article by Bob Colwell.

Raymond Jimenez recorded his progress, in building an Inertial-Electrostatic-Confinement Fusion device, in his on-line journal .

Cloud Chambers In The Classroom --- A Power Point presentation from CERN .

LEGO Group Unveils LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Robotics Toolset .

Do It Now! Extract DNA from a banana using common household stuff. But before you start, have a look at Google as there are several different procedures, one of which may suit you better. Good Luck!

Physics and Mathematics for Young Learners .

Do Science has great science activities for parents, students and teachers.

The Science Education Resource Page is dedicated to supplying on-line resources to science teachers and parents.

Suppliers

Being listed here does not constitute an endorsement by SAS or me of any information, product or service.

Images Scientific Instruments Inc . has a wide selection of “must haves” and “nice to haves”.

By downloading their free CAD software, eMachineShop enables you to design and then have them machine your custom device.

The Lassen iQ FAT16 Datalogger board , from Spark Fun, lets you record 440 hrs of GPS position data onto a 256 megabyte SD card. The data can then be output to Google Earth. Check it out!

On The Lighter Side

T.W.I.N.K.I.E.S. is a series of experiments, conducted at Rice University, that were designed to determine the properties of the Twinkie.

Homer does math!

Children's Science Exam Answers

Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie --- An effective, low-cost solution to combating mind-control.