... invent: The height of the water fountain is also dependent on the size of the nozzle!
The opening out of which the water spurts is called the nozzle.
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Change the size of the nozzle
Change the pipe opening with your finger.
Use a piece of tape to close up the opening of the pipe.
Dry the pipe thoroughly beforehand so that the tape sticks. Test whether the pipe is now water tight.
Now you can make a small hole in the tape and test out the water jet. Try changing the size of the hole.
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Stick a piece of a drinking straw into the pipe. Wrap a piece of tape around the drinking straw in order to make sure it stays in place.
Fold the drinking straw, cut off the corner and fix the folded bit with tape. Now cut off the point to change the size of the opening.
Do you have any other suggestions for what you could build ?
... invent: You can invent fun games with water jets
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Who can build the best, wettest, most colourful ... water course?
With the plastic bottle, the pipe and a fine nozzle you have a water spraying system which will give you thin jets of water that travel a long way.
Make a water course with exciting obstacles:
Who can complete the course with the fewest mistakes, who goes round most successfully, quickest, wettest, most colourfully?
... invent: How can you make something dance with a jet of water?
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Who can build the best water spectacle in the bottle?
The spectacle takes place in a larger plastic bottle.
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You can test how well your water spectacle works using air before you put water into the system, by blowing air through the nozzle.
Your workplace won't get as wet if you put the lid of a cardboard box in a plastic bag to form a basin. (e.g. all purpose bag 30x45 cm).
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Cut off the bottom of the bottle. In this way you can work inside the bottle. The bottom will be stuck back on again at the end.
The yellow drinking straw has a hole in the middle bigger than the pin. It rests on the pin head and turns slightly.
The pin stays in place because it is sticking into the bottle.
Make a small hole in the upper side of the bottle and mark it with a pen. Why do you think?
... invent: Watering plants - we want your ideas!
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Build your own special watering system
Do you have an exciting idea for a fountain; for example in the flowerbed in front of your building?
Plants need water: How can you water them even when you aren't at home?
What could you do if there are too many plants to water them with a watering can?
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