Students could get a live continuous feed of the camera view by using their local Red Rover program.

 

The project consisted of 4 RCXs (1 for the car and 3 for the rides) and 10 ride stations.
Each ride RCX controlled 3 ride stations that rotated in various ways to simulate rides.
The other station was a light-sensor "turnstile" simulating a person being admitted to the park.

 

Students and graduate assistant Paul Kuharich observing the park.
In the background is a student looking at a computer that enabled internet control of the Red Rover camera.

 

Close up of one of the ride stations.

Students helped program the park to play music at certain stations.
The blur in the tall station is due to its rotating motion.

 

Programs for the merry go rounds have subroutines inside subroutines.

 

Students enjoyed physically working with the wiring of the park stations.  Linda Hamilton is in the background.

Linda and students.  A number of other teachers brought their classes to visit the park on this day.

After completing the days activities with the Lego models ("Davis Creek Camden Park"),
the class visited an actual local amusement park, Camden Park.

 

Paul studied the Mars Red Rover Project setup.

Paul at Linda's residence using a flashlight to operate the light-sensor based "tram."
The tram, seen here in front of the upper right corner of the doorway, moves around on a wire.

Linda Hamilton's LEGO collection takes up a number of rooms.