Resources

The Please Touch Museum website link is below, which contains information about the museum, the exhibits, images, and when to visit the museum.

http://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/

The following sources were used in research on water wheels. Information on how they are made and work are throughout these sources and also the history (Source 1) behind who thought of the idea and how they started (Sources 3-5). Many pictures and videos were found throughout research also. There is also a source specifically on water energy for background on what needs to happen for water wheels to run (Source 2).

1] "The History of the Water Wheel." Power in the Landscape. Web. 22 April 2014.
 http://www.powerinthelandscape.co.uk/education/activities/history_of_wheel.html

2] "Water Energy." EPA. Environmental Protection Agency. Web. 19 April 2014.
http://www.epa.gov/climatestudents/solutions/technologies/water.html

3] "Water Wheel." Princeton University. Web. 20 April 2014.
https://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Water_wheel.html

4] "Water Wheels." WaterHistory.org. Web. 23 April 2014.
http://www.waterhistory.org/histories/waterwheels/

5] "Water Wheels." FTfs. Web. 21 April 2014.
http://www.forteachersforstudents.com.au/Engineers/WaterWheels/facts.php

6] "Types of Water Wheels." Power in the Landscape. Web. 24 April 2014.
http://www.powerinthelandscape.co.uk/water/water_wheels.html

7] "Light Emitting Diode Facts." The DIY World. Web. 24 April 2014.
http://www.thediyworld.com/How-To-Properly-Use-LEDs.php

8] "State the Advantages and Disadvantages of Gear System and Belt System." Answers. Web. 29 April 2014.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/State_the_advantages_and_disadvantages_of_gears_system_and_belt_system?#slide=1

9] "Gears / Power Transmission Products: Industrial and Scientific." Amazon. Web. 29 April 2014.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=node%3D16412081&field-keywords=gears+plastic&rh=n%3A16310091%2Cn%3A16310181%2Cn%3A16412081%2Ck%3Agears+plastic

10] "Belt Pricing." http://flatdrivebelts-anysize.com. Web. 29 April 2014.

http://www.flatdrivebelts-anysize.com/Belt-Pricing.html

11] "Belt (mechanical)." New World Encyclopedia. Web. 29 April 2014.

http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Belt_(mechanical)

12] "Belt (mechanical)." Wikipedia. Web. 29 April 2014.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belt_(mechanical)#Flat_belts

13] "Urethane Timing Belts and Pulleys." GatesMectrol. Web. 6 May 2014.
http://www.gatesmectrol.com/common/downloads/files/mectrol/brochure/GatesMectrol_Belt_Pulley_Catalog_5_11.pdf

14] "Comparison of Material Properties." GatesMectrol. Web. 6 May 2014.
http://gatesmectrol.com/mectrol/brochure.cfm?brochure=5256&location_id=6150#TOPOFPAGE

15] "Motion Calculator." GatesMectrol. Web. 6 May 2014.
http://engapps.gates.com/LinearApp/MotionCalculator/Step1

16] "How Crowned Pulleys Keep A Flat Belt Tracking." WoodGears. Web. 6 May 2014.
https://woodgears.ca/bandsaw/crowned_pulleys.html

17] "Technical Article: Crowned Pulleys." NIBA- The Belting Association. Web. 6 May 2014.
http://www.niba.org/index.php/resources/technical-articles/0603-crowned-pulleys/

18] "Belt Tension Calculator." NIBA - The Belting Association. Web. 6 May 2014.
http://www.niba.org/resources/belt-tension-calculator/

19] "Belt Tracking." VIS USA. Web. 6 May 2014.
http://www.visusa.com/belt_tracking01.htm

20] "3 Volt LEDs for Smaller Projects." Evan Designs. Web. 12 May 2014.
http://www.modeltrainsoftware.com/miniatureleds.html