tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79882658849318519372011-07-08T07:18:33.576-07:00Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222997793905886936noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988265884931851937.post-80863226680283087732009-12-09T11:41:00.000-08:002009-12-09T12:36:41.293-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FK1DGrmXgIc/SyAH829D99I/AAAAAAAAACU/nnf8kdvFC04/s1600-h/DSC06369.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413335494224508882" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FK1DGrmXgIc/SyAH829D99I/AAAAAAAAACU/nnf8kdvFC04/s320/DSC06369.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Just finished making some Christmas ornaments with the kids. I saw the idea on the Make magazine blog but I think they got it from one of the museum or science museum websites. </div><div> </div><div></div><div>Using pipe cleaners, or the fancy colorful ones from the craft store, and a super saturated solution of Borax and water we made some nice homemade crystal ornaments. The kids came up with many good ideas for the shapes. We also have penguins and candy canes and more... </div><div><br /> </div><div>It takes the whole day, or wait overnight, to let the crystals grow on the ornaments. Grandma said she wanted some homemade Christmas gifts. Well, here you go!!</div><div> </div><div></div><div>The mixture is three tablespoons of Borax for every cup of water used. The water must be really hot to make the supersaturated solution. I boiled water in a kettle, then poured it into a canning jar, and immediately added the Borax.</div><div><br />I am wondering if I could make these ornaments with some EL wire, that is electroluninescent wire, and have these ornaments light up! Hmm...</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7988265884931851937-8086322668028308773?l=sahelectronics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222997793905886936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988265884931851937.post-85619282727209911562009-10-22T09:51:00.000-07:002009-10-22T09:54:31.593-07:00The site <a href="http://sites.google.com/site/sahelectronics/">http://sites.google.com/site/sahelectronics/</a> is going to be used in conjunction with the blog to archive projects and pictures. It still needs to be updated to the most current format.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7988265884931851937-8561928272720991156?l=sahelectronics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222997793905886936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988265884931851937.post-39189952571581744722009-10-22T05:59:00.000-07:002009-10-22T06:02:31.314-07:002009 SACP/SSP 22nd Annual Faraday Lecture<br />Tuesday, November 17, 2009<br />7:30 p.m. (Doors open at 7 p.m.)<br />Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall<br />4141 Fifth Ave<br />Pittsburgh, PA (in Oakland)<br /><br />FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC<br /><br /><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.ssp-pgh.org/2009_10/Lectures/2009%20Faraday%20Flyer.pdf">http://www.ssp-pgh.org/2009_10/Lectures ... 0Flyer.pdf</a><!-- m --><br /><br />The program is designed for middle school and high school students, grades 7 to 12, but is open to everyone on Tuesday night.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7988265884931851937-3918995257158174472?l=sahelectronics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222997793905886936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988265884931851937.post-62805247122219355072009-10-01T08:48:00.001-07:002009-10-01T09:03:25.386-07:00Just checking.... I'll be back later...<br /><br />Contact Info: SaHElectronics (at) gmail (dot) com<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7988265884931851937-6280524712221935507?l=sahelectronics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222997793905886936noreply@blogger.com0