Peabody Museum—The Hall of Minerals and Rocks is an excellent resource to take groups of students to learn about geology and mineralogy through the use of the fine exhibits and hand samples. There are museum instructors from the Public Education Department, available to provide educational instructions to classes as they relate to the school’s curriculum. Contact Mrs. Willa S. Hemingway at 432-3775.
The museum is located at 170 Whitney Avenue and corner of Sachem Street.
Scientific Companies That Publish Handy Science Catalogs, Newsletters And Other Freebies
“Workshop For Learning Things”, 5 Bridge Street, Watertown, MA. 02172. Has simple science equipment including inexpensive microscopes.
“Science Service”, 1719 North Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., Produces many inexpensive small kits and materials, each kit features a related science topic. Order from Things of Science, RD #1, Box 1305, Newtown, PA. Ask company to send their catalog.
“Curriculum Innovations”, 501 Lake Forest Avenue, Highwood, IL. 60040, educational periodicals for classroom use. Ask the company to send periodicals that relate to molecules, atoms, and elements, etc.
“Field Enterprise”, Merchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago, IL. 60654. Has excellent free reprints from World Book Encyclopedia. Also published Science Year among other useful science books.
Student Reading List
Asimov, Isaac,
Building Blocks of the Universe
, N.Y., Abelard Schuman, rev. ed., 1961; 280 pp. For beginners. Tells who discovered elements; how they were discovered; how they got names, their uses.
Berry, James,
Exploring Crystals
, N.Y., Crowell-Collier, 1969; 104 pp. Gives simple elements of crystal form and structure and some of the applications of crystallography; includes home and classroom experiments, with instructions.
Frisch, Otto R.,
The Nature of Matter
. N.Y., Dutton, 1972; 216 pp. Simple introduction to atomic theory and subatomic particles.
Wohlrable, Raymond A.,
Crystals
, Phila., Lippincott, 1962; 128 pp. Simple, well illustrated discussion of crystals from snowflakes to transistors; has directions for growing crystals.