No. 136 --- 04 May 2007

Ralph J. Coppola --- r_j_coppola<at>hotmail.com

SAS Disclaimer

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Feature

The various civilian satellite services, such as Google Earth , can give surprisingly good resolution satellite pictures of most of the globe. For example:

•  My GPS antennas at my office.

•    A shot of my car sitting in the driveway of my house?

Select [Satellite] and zoom in on the GREEN ARROW

Just think what the commercial or military satellites can produce .

Wanderings

SAS is going to have a new home at the SciTech Hands on Museum in Aurora Illinois.

DESIGN SQUAD is a PBS program, produced by WGBS Boston, in which 8 students, between the ages of 15 and 19, compete for a $10,000 scholarship by working in teams to solve technical and engineering problems.

Citizen Science is the SustainUS's program within which science, policy, and youth come together promoting sustainable development.

Citizen Science is an online community of people involved in monitoring.

Citizen Science Projects --- Terrie Miller's Weblog.

Citizen Scientists battle invasive species in Arizona's Sonoran Desert Region.

Citizen Science --- Join NOAA's National Weather Service and take part in their SKYWARN Program.

Charlie Neuhauser sent us this link to e-Zee (Little) Steam Engines . This site contains free plans showing you how to build simple steam engines that are capable of running off of compressed air.

Rocky Mountain Tree-Ring Research is a non-profit research organization providing expertise in tree-ring collection, dating, and analysis.

OLDLIST is a database of ancient trees and their ages.

World Water Monitoring Day is an international education and outreach program that builds public awareness and involvement in protecting water resources around the world.

The Virgin Earth Challenge is a prize of $25m for whoever can demonstrate to the judges' satisfaction a commercially viable design which results in the removal of anthropogenic, atmospheric greenhouse gases so as to contribute materially to the stability of Earth's climate.

FastMHz.com is a Bulletin Board System or BBS devoted to DIY projects.

The Kids Room

The MadSci Network represents a collective cranium of scientists providing answers to your questions.

Home Experiments --- is a collection of experiments that will add joy to your science experience. Share the fun of scientific experimentation with friends or family members.

Collect and study Micrometeorites

Experiments You Can Do At Home are part of Prof. Sprott's The Wonders of Physics Program

Volcano World!

Welcome to the Hypertextbook.

Kids Science Projects --- are free ideas for children's science experiments.

Drexel University's Internet Mathematics Library

Science is Fun in the lab of Prof. Bassam Z. Shakhashiri.

Daryl Taylor's DarylScience's E-World .

Lois Nicholson demonstrates some simple science with everyday materials .

Suppliers

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

The OpenTracker unit enables you to transmit GPS data via an amateur radio transceiver.

Educational Innovations --- The master teacher's resource for scientific workshop supplies.

From The Far Side

rimstar.org --- Practical information to help preserve the human race.

Steorn's Orbo Technology is claimed to provide free, clean and constant energy

20 years of Bedini -Bearden Free Energy Generation