Reference and Bibliography:
Books and Dissertations:
• NCERT, ICSE Science Text books - 2005 release.
• Creative Aid for School Children
Muralidhar K - 2003 - IDC, IITB.
• Aid for Children Learn Sound
Srihari Tulasi - 1999 - IDC, IITB.
• Bamboos of India a compendium
K. K. Seethalakshmi and M. S. Muktesh Kumar -1998 - INBAR.
• Bamboo Craft Design
A. G. Rao and Madhavi Koli - 1994 - IDC, IITB.
Physics Stuff:
• www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/iconlight.html
(Small explorations on light)
• www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/10_11/see_things.shtml
(Small online game task is to divert the light to the required point)
• www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
(Child psychology and learning theories)
• www.physics.kenyon.edu/EarlyApparatus/Titlepage/Optics.html
(Pictures of olden days optical devices)
• www.scitoys.com/scitoys/scitoys/light/polariscope.html
(Some exploratory models in physics and optics)
• www.rpi.edu/dept/phys/ScIT/InformationTransfer/reflrefr/rr_index.html
(Topics on reflection, refraction and optical fibers)
• www.laser.narr.as/laser.swf
(Online laser game)
• www.education.nic.in/htmlweb/reflection.swf
(Online tutorials in hindi on light)
Bamboo Related:
• www.bamboocraft.net
(Bamboo Art & Craft Gallery)
• www.easttroybasketry.com/sherman.htm
(Bamboo basketry)
• www.civilization.ca/aborig/stones/toys/tymenu.htm
(Olden days toys in bamboo)
Market Study:
• www.einsteins-emporium.com/science/l-optics/sl110.htm
(Science kits)
• www.opticsplanet.net/spottingscopes.html
(Microscope, Telescopes, etc.)
• www.peepandthebigwideworld.com/activities/playreflections.html
Other Links:
• Useful resource e-links related to 'Industrial Design'
• Industrial Design at IDC, IIT Bombay
Case Study Downloads:
• Play Kit in Bamboo based on Optics - pdf