Today I was back at Luckwell Primary School to work with the children with some interactive water jets. I built a basic fountain using a paddling pool, some Oase Nautilus pumps, a DMX dimmer pack and a prototype of the Apollo Controller. This meant that we could have a number of different sensors controlling the height of the water jets.The children played with the different sensors to help establish a final list of what sensors we might want on the fountain. Another major area of discussion was whether to have a mobile or fixed fountain. The amount of water falling on the floor convinced most that a fixed fountain outside might be better, although their were some imaginative solutions for keeping the water contained.
After working with each year group, they returned to their rooms to vote on the best sensors and whether to have the fixed or mobile fountain. At the end of the day we had an assembly so that each year group could see the voting. Lots of cheering and booing went on!
