Interactive Water Exhibitsby Sertek Exhibitions

THE WATER TABLE COLLECTION

Small discoveries.
Endless possibilities.

The interactives below are possible features for a Giant Interactive Water Table or a Compact Water Table. Choose a combination to suit your table’s size, layout and audience.

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42 interactive conceptsHands-on science & discovery
FEATURED INTERACTIVE · 3D VIEWOpen spiral Archimedes screw lifting water from a pool into a raised dish
TURN. LIFT. DISCOVER.Archimedes Screw

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Water table interactives

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Archimedes Screw water table concept, perspective render

Machines & motion

Archimedes Screw

Turn a handwheel to lift water up an open spiral and follow its return to the pool.

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Boat Locks water table concept, perspective render

Build & navigate

Boat Locks

Raise and lower the water in a lock chamber to move a boat between canal levels.

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Water Wheel water table concept, perspective render

Machines & motion

Water Wheel

Direct falling water onto paddles and explore how a current makes a wheel turn.

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Dams & Sluice Gates water table concept, perspective render

Flow & water systems

Dams & Sluice Gates

Lift gates and rearrange barriers to hold back, release and redirect water.

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Dancing Balls water table concept, perspective render

Jets & bubbles

Dancing Balls

Adjust water jets beneath colourful balls and explore balance in a moving stream.

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Water Basket water table concept, perspective render

Jets & bubbles

Water Basket

Launch a ball toward an elevated basket and follow its winding rail return.

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Pipe Building water table concept, perspective render

Build & navigate

Pipe Building

Connect pipes and elbows to build a route from the water supply back to the tray.

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Duck Race water table concept, perspective render

Build & navigate

Duck Race

Release ducks into three parallel chutes and follow them to the retrieval pool.

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Cascading Water Basins water table concept, perspective render

Flow & water systems

Cascading Water Basins

Follow water as it spills through four descending, colourful basins.

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Vortex Table water table concept, perspective render

Flow & water systems

Vortex Table

Feed water into a circular bowl and watch it spiral toward the central drain.

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Water-powered Melody water table concept, perspective render

Sound & sensory play

Water-powered Melody

Control jets that drive paddle wheels, lifting cams and mallets to make music.

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Rain & Shelter water table concept, perspective render

Nature & waves

Rain & Shelter

Move figures beneath roofs and discover how shelters intercept falling rain.

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Big Tipping Bucket water table concept, perspective render

Machines & motion

Big Tipping Bucket

Fill a pivoting bucket, anticipate the tip and watch it empty into the basin.

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Sailboat Play water table concept, perspective render

Build & navigate

Sailboat Play

Steer floating sailboats around buoys using air-bulb stations beside the dock.

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Rain Canopies water table concept, perspective render

Nature & waves

Rain Canopies

Use separate push buttons to explore rain beneath two rounded canopies.

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Clouds & Mountain water table concept, perspective render

Nature & waves

Clouds & Mountain

Follow rainfall down a mountain landscape into its shallow catchment.

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Crane & Ship water table concept, perspective render

Build & navigate

Crane & Ship

Explore a harbour scene with a crane and ship for loading and unloading play.

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Water Drums water table concept, perspective render

Sound & sensory play

Water Drums

Press colour-matched buttons to activate strikers inside five clear drum shells.

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Magnetic Fishing water table concept, perspective render

Build & navigate

Magnetic Fishing

Use swivel rods and magnetic lines to catch fish and bring them to the tray.

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Fog Pipes water table concept, perspective render

Sound & sensory play

Fog Pipes

Follow drifting mist through clear pipes, branches and diffuser outlets.

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Habitat Dome water table concept, perspective render

Sound & sensory play

Habitat Dome

Explore a dry viewing chamber inside an acrylic dome surrounded by water play.

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Centre-pivot Irrigation water table concept, perspective render

Nature & waves

Centre-pivot Irrigation

Explore a rotating irrigation boom over concentric crop rings.

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Jumping Water Jet water table concept, perspective render

Jets & bubbles

Jumping Water Jet

Trigger an arcing water jet that travels from a nozzle to a receiving bowl.

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Brick Boat Building water table concept, perspective render

Build & navigate

Brick Boat Building

Build on floating studded hulls, launch your creation and explore buoyancy.

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Large-brick Water Play water table concept, perspective render

Build & navigate

Large-brick Water Play

Build towers and walls on studded islands using loose, large-format bricks.

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Lighthouse Island water table concept, perspective render

Nature & waves

Lighthouse Island

Explore a rocky island with a red-and-white lighthouse and beacon lens.

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Water-powered Percussion water table concept, perspective render

Sound & sensory play

Water-powered Percussion

Explore rhythm with water-driven wheels, cams and percussion mallets.

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Pump the Bubbles water table concept, perspective render

Jets & bubbles

Pump the Bubbles

Push hand air pumps and watch bubbles rise through a transparent water column.

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Raining Clouds water table concept, perspective render

Nature & waves

Raining Clouds

Move small discs beneath overhead streams to catch and redirect falling rain.

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Reaction Spin Cylinder water table concept, perspective render

Machines & motion

Reaction Spin Cylinder

Feed opposing water outlets and explore the reaction that spins a cross-arm.

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Ripple Plate water table concept, perspective render

Nature & waves

Ripple Plate

Dip a central plunger into a shallow plate and watch ripples spread outward.

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Rotating Water Devices water table concept, perspective render

Machines & motion

Rotating Water Devices

Aim nozzles at paddle wheels and a cup rotor to explore water-driven motion.

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Water Targets water table concept, perspective render

Jets & bubbles

Water Targets

Aim water nozzles at paddle targets and try to set each one spinning.

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Stream Barriers water table concept, perspective render

Flow & water systems

Stream Barriers

Swap solid, notched and comb-shaped barriers to explore diversion and overflow.

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Cascading Tipping Buckets water table concept, perspective render

Machines & motion

Cascading Tipping Buckets

Follow a chain reaction as offset cups fill, tip and pour into the next cup.

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Tipping Heron water table concept, perspective render

Machines & motion

Tipping Heron

Fill the bird’s trough until it tips forward and pours water from its beak.

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Toddler Lily Pool water table concept, perspective render

Sound & sensory play

Toddler Lily Pool

Explore gentle pouring, floating balls and a low flower fountain in a lily-themed pool.

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Wave & Tsunami Table water table concept, perspective render

Nature & waves

Wave & Tsunami Table

Move a paddle to send waves along a channel toward a model coastline.

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Water Conveyor & Wheel water table concept, perspective render

Machines & motion

Water Conveyor & Wheel

Crank a scoop belt to lift water, then deliver it onto a separate paddle wheel.

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Water Wave Tube water table concept, perspective render

Nature & waves

Water Wave Tube

Explore a standing-wave concept inside a horizontal transparent tube.

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Waterfall water table concept, perspective render

Nature & waves

Waterfall

Follow a falling sheet of water down a layered cliff and into the river basin.

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Wreck Explorer water table concept, perspective render

Sound & sensory play

Wreck Explorer

Use viewing stations to explore a submerged shipwreck through underwater cameras.

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DESIGNED AS A SHARED EXPERIENCE

Bring the interactions together.

Combine selected lifting, flowing, building and sensory activities within a giant or compact water table. We develop the mix of interactives, layout, visitor reach and water system around your space and audience.

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