Science in the Stacks


Science in the Stacks
Original Project Proposal

The Learning Landscapes of Museums and Libraries:
A talk given by Dr. David Carr

Exhibit Planning

Project Timeline

Press Releases

List of Final Exhibits

Final Project Evaluation


Participating Libraries
Fiske Free Library
Claremont, NH

Howe Library
Hanover, NH

Lathem Memorial Library
Thetford, VT

Lebanon Public Library
Lebanon, NH

Lyme Town Library
Lyme, NH

Norwich Public Library
Norwich, VT

Richards Free Library
Newport, NH

Tracy Memorial Library
New London, NH

Montshire Museum of Science


Project co-directors

Marlene McGonigle
Director of the Howe Library

David Goudy
Director of Montshire Museum of Science


Webmaster: Bob Raiselis


Bibliography for Plumb-Level-Square exhibit


* represents books purchased for exhibit

Books for the core collection



Children

Simple Machine Series: ?

*Glover, David. Levers. Crystal Lake, IL: Rigby International Library, 1997. 1-57572-080-9. 21.36

*Glover, David. Pulleys and Gears. Crystal Lake, IL: Rigby International Library, 1997 1-57572-084-1. 21.36

*Glover, David. Wheels and Cranks. Crystal Lake,IL: Rigby International Library, 1997 1-57572-081-7. 21.36

*Glover, David. Springs. Crystal Lake, IL: Rigby International Library, 1997 1-57572-082-5. 21.36

*Glover, David. Ramps and Wedges. Crystal Lake, IL:Rigby International Library, 1997 1-57572-083-3. 21.36

*Glover, David. Screws. Crystal Lake, IL: Rigby International Library, 1997 1-57572-085-X. 21.36

*Delafosse, Claude. Tools. New York, NY: Scholastic Inc. 1999 0-439-04404-9. 12.95

*Hodge, Deborah. Simple Machines. On order *Platt, Richard. Inventions Explained. New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company Inc. 1997. 0-8050-4876-6. 18.95

*McCauley, David. The New Way Things Work. New York: Houghton Mifflin Co. 1988. 0-395-93847-3. 28.00



Adults

*Ettlinger, Steve. The Complete Illustrated Guide To Everything Sold In Hardware Stores. On order



Children's picture books

*Cooper, Elisha. Building. New York,NY: Greenwillow Books, 1999 0-688-16494-3. 16.00

*Clements, Andrew. Workshop. New York, NY: Clarion Books, 1999 0-395-85579-9. 16.00 Rockwell, Anne & Harlow. The Toolbox. New York,NY: Macmillan Publishing Co. 1971. 0-02-777540-2 Gibbon, Gail. The Art Box. New York, NY: Holiday House, 1998 0-8234-1386-1 *Wells, Robert. How Do You Lift A Lion?. On order



Children's non-fiction

*Platt, Richard. Inventions Explained. New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company,Inc. 1997. 0-8050-4876-6. 18.95 Colonial Craftsman Series

*Fisher, Leonard Everett. The Cabinetmakers. Tarrytown,NY: Benchmark Books,1966 0-7614-0479-1. 21.36

*Fisher, Leonard Everett. The Silversmiths. Tarrytown,NY: Benchmark Books.1964 0-7614-0478-3. 21.36

*Fisher, Leonard Everett. The Doctors. Tarrytown,NY: Benchmark Books, 1966 0-7614-0481-3. 21.36

*Fisher, Leonard Everett. The Weavers. Tarrytown,NY: Benchmark Books, 1966 0-7614-0509-7. 21.36

*Fisher, Leonard Everett. The Schoolmasters. Tarrytown,NY: Benchmark Books,1967 0-7614-0480-5. 21.36

Fisher, Leonard Everett. The Glassmakers. Tarrytown,NY: Benchmark Books,1964 0-7614-0477-5. 21.36

*Maynard, Christopher. Jobs People Do. On order

Waters, Marjorie. The Victory Garden Kids' Book. Boston,MA:Houfgton Mifflin Co. 1988. 0-395-46560-5

McCauley, David. The New Way Things Work. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Co. 1988. 0-395-93847-3

Armentrout, David and Patricia. The Saw. Vero Beach, FL:The Rourke Book Co.,1995 1-55916-122-1

DeSantis, Kenny. A Dentist's Tools. New York,NY: Dodd,Mead & Company,Inc. 1988. 0-396-09043-5

Florian, Douglas. A Carpenter. New York, NY: Greenwillow Books. 1991 0-688-09760-X

McGuire, Kevin. Woodworking For Kids. New York, NY: A Sterling Lark Book, 1993 0-8069-0429-1

*VanCleave, Janice. Janice VanCleave's Machines: Mind-boggling Experiments You Can Turn Into Science Fair Projects on order

Lafferty, Peter. Force & Motion. On order *Woods, Samuel G. Sneakers: From Start To Finish. On order

*Woods, Samuel G. Crayons: From Start To Finish. On order

*Thomson, Peggy. Take Me Out to the Bat and Ball Factory. On order Platt, Richard. Smithsonian Visual Timeline Of Inventions. New York, NY: DK Publishing, 1994



Biographies

*Cousins, Margaret. The Story of Thomas Alva Edison. On order

*Matthews, Tom. Always Inventing. On Order



Juvenile fiction

*Hobbs, Will. Far North. On order

*Hobbs, Will. Ghost Canoe. On order Wyss, Johann David. The Swiss Family Robinson. New York,NY. Grosset & Dunlop. 1949

Yates, Elizabeth and Unwin, Nora Spicer. Sarah Whitcher's Story. New York, NY: E.P. Dutton. 1971

Speare, Elizabeth. The Sign of the Beaver. Boston,MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1983 Paulson, Gary. Brian's Winter. New York, NY: Delacourte Press., 1996

Paulson, Gary. Brian's Return. New York,NY: Delacourte Press, 1999

Avi. The Barn. New York, NY: Orchard Books. 1994

George, Jean Craighead. My Side Of The Mountain. New York, NY: Puffin Books, 1959

George, Jean Craighead. On The Far Side of the Mountain. New York, NY: Dutton Children's Books. 1990



Young Adult fiction

Jensen, Dwight. There Will Be A Road. New York, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc.,1978 Paulsen, Gary. Hatchet.



Adult non-fiction

Garvin, James L. Instruments Of Change:New Hampshire Hand Tools and Their Makers 1800-1900

Sloane, Eric. A Museum Of Early American Tools. New York,NY. Funk & Wagnalls,1964

*Ettlinger, Steve. The Complete Illustrated Guide To Everything Sold In Hardware Stores On order

*Rybczynski, Witold. One Good Turn: A Natural History of the Screwdriver and the Screw. New York,NY: Scribner. 2000. 21.50

*Steward, Robert. Boatbuilding Manual. On order

Logan, William Bryant. The Tool Book: A Compendium of Over 500 Tools and How To Use Them. On order

*Peters, Rick. Air Tools: How To Choose, Use and Maintain Them. On Order

*Landis, Scott, and Tolpin, Jim. Taunton Workshop Classics Set: The Workbench Book, The Toolbox Book, The Workshop Book. On order

*Cobleigh, Rolfe. Handy Farm Devices and How To Make Them. On order

Petroski, Henry. The Evolution Of Useful Things. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf,1993

Spielman, Patrick. Sharpening Basics. New York,NY:Sterling Publishing Co.;Inc.1991

Williams, Trevor I. The History Of Invention: From Stone Axes to Silicon Chips.New York, NY: Facts On Files Publications, 1987

McManners,Hugh. The Complete Wilderness Training Book. New York, NY: DK Publishing, 1994

*Jones, Bernard E. The Complete Woodworker. On order

*Weygers, Alexander. The Complete Modern Blacksmith. On order

*Stiles, David. Tree Houses: You Can Actually Build. On order

*Decristoforo,R.J. Popular Science Complete Book Of Power Tools. On order



Websites

BrainPOP - Simple Machines - cool activities and animated cartoons about levers and planes that don't fly!
http://wildcats.lafsd.k12.ca.us/stanley/projects/simp1.html

Look, Learn, and Do Projects - learn how to build some simple machines like a blimp, sailboat, windmill, and compass using household items.
http://wildcats.lafsd.k12.ca.us/stanley/projects/simp1.html

Simple Machines - easy lessons about how they work and how they are helpful around the house.
http://wildcats.lafsd.k12.ca.us/stanley/projects/simp1.html

Simple Machines Info - check out animations, photos, and ideas for an wheel and axle, inclined plane, screw, lever, pulley, and wedge.
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002079F/sub3.htm

Spotlight on Simple Machines - learn about pulleys, levers, wedges, screws, inclined planes, and the wheel and axle.
http://sln.fi.edu/qa97/spotlight3/spotlight3.html

http://www.rube-goldberg.com/about.htm

BH&G How-To Encyclopedia
http://www.bhg.com/homeimp/index.html

Colonial American Tools
http://www.bhg.com/homeimp/index.html http://www.history.org/life/trades/tradehdr.htm

The Woodworker's Online Resource
http://www.woodnet.net/

How Stuff Works http://www.howstuffworks.com/big.htm