Ralph J. Coppola --- r_j_coppola<at>hotmail.com
SAS Disclaimer
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Notice
Wanderings will not appear in the 05 October 2007 issue of TCS due to travel plans. Wanderings will continue in November.
Wanderings
The 2007 Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup will take place between 15 and 23 September 2007.
The Great Lakes Worm Watch was started by the Hartley Nature Center (Duluth, Minnesota, USA) but there’s no reason that it can’t be expanded to almost any site on earth. Why not give it a shot?
The Scientific Exploration Society is a non-profit organization that arranges worldwide expeditions focusing on scientific, conservation, education and community aid projects.
DL4YHF's Audio Spectrum Analyzer ("Spectrum Lab") allows you to turn your PC & sound card into a laboratory grade spectrum analyzer.
ARGO is another analyzer that you can try.
Have a look at the Instructables Web Site for some interesting DIY projects such as:
Jetzilla --- The online magazine for amateur jet propulsion.
Are you 18 years or older? If so, why not enter the Amazon.com and Instructables Science Fair and perhaps win some of the $3,000 in prizes?
What if Charles Babbage had access to LEGO blocks? See Andrew Carol’s LEGO based Difference Engine.
Down load free Clean Energy Project Analysis Tools from National Resources Canada’s RETScreen International site.
I am re-listing the link to The Solar Cooking Archive to support the Solar Cooking thread that is on the SAS Forum.
Why not build A DIY Solar Food Dehydrator to preserve some of your summer harvest.
Experiment with piezoelectricity
See Wanderings #100 from 15 July 2005 for more on piezoelectricity and solar cooking.
Samuel J. Wormley has a collection of Global Positioning System (GPS) Resources.
A Cheap and Simple Experimental Wide-Band Laser Link.
Also see Amateur DIY laser communication.
If you are not satisfied with how something works have a look at the Hack–a-Day site for some modification ideas.
You could also have a look at Hackedgadgets.com.
The Citizen Scientist Projects weblog lists interesting projects and bits of news related to the work being done by citizen scientist volunteers.
Local boys do good! A team from Dalhousie University has designed the Lidar that is part of the automatic weather station that is being carried aboard the Phoenix Mars Scout. Also see Mars Lidar.
The link to The International Meteor Organization 2007 Calendar is a bit late for 2007. Sorry!
Tony R. Kuphaldt’s offers an online series of Lessons in Electric Circuits.
It has been noted that the climate is changing more rapidly in the Arctic / Antarctic Regions than anywhere else on Earth.
Steve McIntyre, an amateur meteorologist, finds an error in NASA’s climate-change data.
How U.S. state GHG emissions compare to other countries.
Water vapor as a greenhouse gas
World's oldest gorilla fossil challenges evolutionary beliefs
The Kids Room
South African teenagers are beating boredom with innovative science projects.
Hot Math is a resource site for math teachers.
Internet4classrooms --- Helping teachers to use the Internet effectively.
Another Periodic Table
From The Far Side
Experiment with Lifter Technology.
David Hahn, the Radioactive Boy Scout, pleads guilty to the theft of 16 smoke detectors.
Also, see the Wikipedia entry on David Hahn.
Myths and Facts About Cold Fusion Reactions.
The Legend of Nessie --- The ultimate and official Loch Ness Monster site
Is this Yogic Flying or just Butt Bouncing? :-) 
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