Davis Creek Elementary
LEGO 2001 Miss Adventure Challenge III:  Water

Davis Creek Elementary 5th grade students are working on the LEGO Miss Adventure Challenges.  The scenario is that a ship wreck strands some victims on a deserted, tropical island.  The only supplies available are the items on board the ship and the island's natural resources.  The first challenge is to build a device to get to the island with as much of the ship's supplies as possible.  The second challenge is to construct a shelter on the island.  The third challenge is to find a way to get fresh water for the islanders.  Jonathan, Aaron, and Zach are the three fifth grade students who designed and constructed this rather complicated machine.  The lever, with a bucket on the end, oscillates back and forth, gathers water from the stream and then moves forward to the bucket to deposit the supply of water.  The rest of the machine features various types of gears,  two pulleys, and a motor, which supplies power to the "Water Works" machine.  Click in the link below to access the movie, made with our LEGO Movie Studio camera.  The movie shows the movement of the "Water Works" machine.
Mrs. Hamilton, Aaron, Zach, and JonathanMotor and water delivery system
"Water Works" provides all the water the stranded, shipwrecked islanders need.  This ingenius design bodes well for the victims, because it shows careful and intelligent use of the resources.
Water Works delivering water
Finished LEGOCADThree partners, Aaron, Zach, and Jonathan
Comparison of real model with virtual model
aron, Zach, and Jonathan hold their design proudly in front of their LEGOCAD version.  Mrs. Hamilton holds the physical model in comparison with the virtual one.
Overhead viewSide viewWater being delivered to the cistern for storage
Water drops from the bucket, which is turned forward at an opportune angle, into the cistern.  The gears, levers, pulley, and motor are visible as they work to supply water to our shipwrecked victims.
Water Works Machine provides water delivery across the canyonPower plant for the Water Works machineZach's design, Jonathan's design, Aaron's design
Cooperation of partners and ideasWater Works Machine

Davis Creek Elementary
LEGO Miss Adventure:  WATER WORKS


Made on LEGOCAD and formulated with LVIEWSide View
Overhead View


This adventure is turning out to be more work that I ever dreamed. First, the shipwreck. Then gathering supplies, getting to the island, and building a shelter. Now finding water. I think...

Where is the water or liquid you are gathering?
We found a waterfall but it was on the other side of the deep canyon.

We each drew part of our water works system.
Then we each had our pictures scanned.

To LEGO CAD pieces that are up in the air we need build temperary pieces up to the spot and later take them out.

The water is a waterfall on the other side of a canyon.  The arm of the machine is extended so that it will reach the water.  The lever mechanism is pulled back and forth as the gears, powered by the motor, go around.  The small bucket at the top of the lever catches the water from under the waterfall and, as it swings back in a 60 degree arc, rotates the bucket to pour the water into the cistern near the shelter.  Worm gear, spur gears, crown gear, bevel gears, and three fulcrums work together to make motion in six directions.


 

Fanciful view of the Water Works model.

Created 1 / 30 / 2001
Zach, Jonathan, & Aaron
Mrs. Hamilton