The “Fantastic
Fun-River Run” interactive educational exhibit is designed to
educate
students of all ages—as well as adults—by challenging these
participants to interact
and solve issues pertaining to the ecological balance of
maintaining a dynamic river
system called “Harmony River”. “Harmony River” is a fictitious
river that begins as snow pack in the mountains (“Headwater
Zone”), winds through an “Interstate Compact Zone”, becoming a
regulated river with a reservoir & dam and moves through
agricultural & municipal use areas and finally discharges from
the basin.
Picture if you will, that
the “Fantastic Fun—River Run” interactive educational exhibit is
a giant board game. The “Fantastic Fun—River Run” winds across
the floor surface for over 34 feet in an “S” curve. The distance
across the “S” curve (left to right) is approximately 29 feet
and the distance across the “S” curve (top to bottom) is 19
feet. The river run is comprised of 16 trapezoidal modules that
fit together to form the entire river exhibit. The river run
exhibit rises from the surface of the floor to 12 inches high,
thereby making the river run truly 3-dimensional. (see the
following page for a color photo of the exhibit) It also
features lighted panels and a complete sound system playing
nature sounds and running river water.
