Make You Own Weathervane
Make Your Own Weathervane
This week, Little M. And I are studying
wind. Studying the wind is a great excuse to get outside and start paying attention to the little aspects of nature that we all take for granted. The first activity we decided to do was the create a
weathervane to discern the direction that the wind is moving.
You will need:
- 2 paper plates
- a black marker
- crayons
- weights (rice, sand, beans, etc)
- tape
- pencil
- paperclip
- cardstock
- straw
If you want your weathervane to show
the four directions, draw two intersecting lines, dividing the plate
into four equal sections. Write N at the top for north, S at the
bottom for south, E at the right for east, and W at the left for
west. Let your little student decorate this plate with the crayons.
On the card stock, draw a triangle for
the tip of the weathervane and a trapezoid for the tail. Allow your
child to color this as well. When they are finished help them cut
out the shapes.
Straighten out the paperclip and skewer
it through the straw (you may need to make a hole with scissors
first). Push the bottom end of the paperclip into the pencil's
eraser.
Cut a vertical slit in both sides of
the straw, about an inch long. Slide the card stock pieces into the
slits. Tape into place.
Fill the blank plate with your weights
and tape the decorated plate on top. Poke the pencil into the top
plate (you may need to tape the pencil in place).
We had so much fun once it was
assembled, blowing at the weathervane and making it change direction.
You could also put it in front of a fan. This is useful since,
because you already know what direction the wind is moving, you can
see for yourself what happens.
Take the weathervane outside. Feel the
wind. Try to guess what direction the wind is blowing. Try to
identify north with a compass or using the sun (east in the morning,
west in the evening). Line up the paper plate with the directions.
See which way the wind is blowing!
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what a fun activity for littles. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you!!!!!
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