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Thanks for the suggestions regarding the exhibit. I like the tie into
the Yuba. We have some strong Yuba supporters here in this part of the
Sierra and maybe I can get them to help with landmarks along the river.
There might even be a tie in with Deer Creek, which flows not far from
where I live. I have a drain in the middle now, but I'm sure something
can be arranged.

I hope the snow was good up in the high Sierra.

This is all pretty timely. I'm going to be at the Exploratorium on
Saturday with my family and grandson. I'll likely attend the Mars show
too. If you're around, maybe we can talk about the water table.

Fred Stein wrote:

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>Hi Wayne,
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>That's an ideal size for a small streamtable. You can rig it with a
>recirculation pump and a garden hose with a ball joint at the end to
>control flow. If you put a small hole at the bottom end of the table and
>have it drain into a large and deep roughneck-like container, you can put
>your recirculation pump into the container - on a stand above the bottom so
>it doesn't suck up sand.
>
>Put sand and Yuba River-like mini landmarks in it and it can make a nice
>exhibit or a prop for programs.
>
>(Thanks again for the suggestions last weekend)
>
>Fred
>
>
>Well, all this prompts me to ask about a small 6' by 3' table that I
>built to accommodate some water exhibits. I found that the water we had
>in the museum was such a low quality that it became difficult to
>maintain the idea of the table, which was mostly oriented towards
>physics. We get a lot of small kids, so maybe some use of sand and water
>could be effective. Any ideas for such a small table. There is no way to
>get water to the table other than bring it there in a bucket.
>
>Wayne
>
>Fred Stein
>Science Educator
>Exploratorium Institute for Inquiry
>3601 Lyon St.
>San Francisco, CA 94123
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