{"id":846,"date":"2007-03-17T18:53:38","date_gmt":"2007-03-17T21:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.provoprimaryblog.com\/?p=846"},"modified":"2007-03-17T18:53:38","modified_gmt":"2007-03-17T21:53:38","slug":"all-the-fun-of-the-fair-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/provolearning.com\/blog\/year-6\/all-the-fun-of-the-fair-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"All the Fun of the Fair! (Part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Having now had enough time to complete our rides, we thought you might like to see 3 of the finished, working models.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.provoprimaryblog.com\/wp-content\/blogpix\/img_2156.JPG\" title=\"img_2156.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.provoprimaryblog.com\/wp-content\/blogpix\/img_2156.JPG?resize=131%2C192\" alt=\"img_2156.JPG\" style=\"width: 131px; height: 192px\" height=\"192\" width=\"131\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.provoprimaryblog.com\/wp-content\/blogpix\/img_2154.JPG\" title=\"img_2154.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.provoprimaryblog.com\/wp-content\/blogpix\/img_2154.JPG?resize=120%2C192\" alt=\"img_2154.JPG\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 192px\" height=\"192\" width=\"120\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.provoprimaryblog.com\/wp-content\/blogpix\/img_2150.JPG\" title=\"img_2150.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.provoprimaryblog.com\/wp-content\/blogpix\/img_2150.JPG?resize=134%2C192\" alt=\"img_2150.JPG\" style=\"width: 134px; height: 192px\" height=\"192\" width=\"134\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Each ride includes a video, so they make take a few minutes to upload to your computer, please be patient!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Dragonator<\/em> is based on a Ferris Wheel.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.provoprimaryblog.com\/wp-content\/blogpix\/img_2023.JPG\" title=\"img_2023.JPG\"><\/a>   <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.provoprimaryblog.com\/wp-content\/blogpix\/img_2024.JPG\" title=\"img_2024.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.provoprimaryblog.com\/wp-content\/blogpix\/img_2024.JPG?resize=215%2C305\" alt=\"img_2024.JPG\" style=\"width: 215px; height: 305px\" height=\"305\" width=\"215\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.provoprimaryblog.com\/wp-content\/blogpix\/img_2157.JPG\" title=\"img_2157.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.provoprimaryblog.com\/wp-content\/blogpix\/img_2157.JPG?resize=206%2C304\" alt=\"img_2157.JPG\" style=\"width: 206px; height: 304px\" height=\"304\" width=\"206\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Special features include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>spacers to ensure the carriages rotate freely<\/li>\n<li>dragonboat carriages<\/li>\n<li>Chinese-style dragon heads decorating the sides<\/li>\n<li>switches to start and stop the motors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Problems solved include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>we tried having the motor and cells inside the wheel but it made it too heavy to turn, so we redesigned it to work differently<\/li>\n<li>our A-Frame needed strengthening<\/li>\n<li>our carriages didn&#8217;t always turn, so we added spacers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.provoprimaryblog.com\/Flash\/Dragonater.AVI\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to see the ride in action!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Star Wars <\/em>is a carousel.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.provoprimaryblog.com\/wp-content\/blogpix\/img_1945.JPG\" title=\"img_1945.JPG\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.provoprimaryblog.com\/wp-content\/blogpix\/copy_of_mvi_2155.jpg\" title=\"copy_of_mvi_2155.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.provoprimaryblog.com\/wp-content\/blogpix\/img_1947.JPG\" title=\"img_1947.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.provoprimaryblog.com\/wp-content\/blogpix\/img_1947.JPG?resize=229%2C322\" alt=\"img_1947.JPG\" style=\"width: 229px; height: 322px\" height=\"322\" width=\"229\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.provoprimaryblog.com\/wp-content\/blogpix\/img_2153.JPG\" title=\"img_2153.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.provoprimaryblog.com\/wp-content\/blogpix\/img_2153.JPG?resize=215%2C322\" alt=\"img_2153.JPG\" style=\"width: 215px; height: 322px\" height=\"322\" width=\"215\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Special features include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>carriages based on Star Wars fliers<\/li>\n<li>proper carousel top<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Problem solved include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>adding and extra wheel in the base to straighten the centre axle<\/li>\n<li>counter-balancing the base<\/li>\n<li>adding a second motor to give extra power<\/li>\n<li>building special housing for the cells and motors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.provoprimaryblog.com\/Flash\/StarWars.AVI\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to see the ride in action!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Whirlpool <\/em>is a carousel.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.provoprimaryblog.com\/wp-content\/blogpix\/img_1945.JPG\" title=\"img_1945.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.provoprimaryblog.com\/wp-content\/blogpix\/img_1945.JPG?resize=217%2C327\" alt=\"img_1945.JPG\" style=\"width: 217px; height: 327px\" height=\"327\" width=\"217\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.provoprimaryblog.com\/wp-content\/blogpix\/img_2149.JPG\" title=\"img_2149.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.provoprimaryblog.com\/wp-content\/blogpix\/img_2149.JPG?resize=212%2C328\" alt=\"img_2149.JPG\" style=\"width: 212px; height: 328px\" height=\"328\" width=\"212\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Special features include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>hand-made pirate ships &#8211; both floor and ceiling mounted<\/li>\n<li>Pirate themed decorations<\/li>\n<li>built-in motor housing &#8211; adding stability and strength to the base<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Problems solved include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>straightening the centre axle and stopping it wobbling by adding a second wheel.<\/li>\n<li>stabilising the base to make the ride turn<\/li>\n<li>adding extra cells and motor to make the ride turn<\/li>\n<li>switches to turn the motors on and off (or speed up and slow down)<\/li>\n<li>reducing friction to make the ride turn<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.provoprimaryblog.com\/Flash\/Whirlpool.AVI\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to see the ride in action!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having now had enough time to complete our rides, we thought you might like to see 3 of the finished, working models. 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