How Do You Make A Weather Vane?
You can make an elaborate weather vane to display on the roof of your house, barn, or atop a pole in your yard. Instead, you may want to help the children make a simple weather vane as a science project to study the weather. A common design used over the years is the cock or male chicken, which replaced the Triton. Today, you may see horses, airplanes, arrows, or more elaborate weather vane designs used more as ornamental decorations than weather indicators. How do you make a simple weather vane? Step 1 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4825551/IM000267_Full.jpg’); }); Cut out your design Cut your design for your weather vane from cardboard such as an empty cereal box. Design your weather vane to allow free movement of the marker around its axis. When creating your own design remember that it must be asymmetrical, meaning it needs unequal sides, which will allow the smaller end to t
A weather vane, also known as a wind vane, is one of the first and the simplest tools first used to monitor the weather. It picks up the direction where the wind is coming from and going to, which in turn affects the weather and the temperature of your area. Making a weather vane also makes for a great educational activity for kids. Here’s how. Tools • Wood dowel the size of a broomstick • Aluminum pie plate • Nails • 12-inch long piece of wood, no more than two inches across • Metal washer • Wood glue • Hammer • Small saw or serrated knife • Wire, for mounting • Scissors to cut through aluminum • Marker (optional) Procedure • Take the 12-inch long wood and use the small saw to cut a half-inch deep vertical slit at each tip of the wood. • Find the midpoint of the 12-inch long wood. Position the wood so that the slits are vertical to the ground. Hammer the nail until it reaches the half of the nail. Turn the wood around the nail until the wood can swivel easily. • Take the aluminum pie
