Below, you can read up on how to make your very own weather tool!
How to make a Thermometer
By: Tessa
How to Make a Thermometer
Have you ever wondered how to make a thermometer and wanted to know what the weather was? Now you can make one with these simple steps.
First, gather these materials, molding clay, food coloring, straw, plastic water bottle, and rubbing alcohol. Then fill up the bottle with a fourth of rubbing alcohol and water mixed.
Next, add a few drops of red food coloring.
Last, use modeling clay to seal the straw in to the neck of the bottle.
Now you can use your own thermometer without going outside.
How to Make a Thermometer
Have you ever wondered how to make a thermometer and wanted to know what the weather was? Now you can make one with these simple steps.
First, gather these materials, molding clay, food coloring, straw, plastic water bottle, and rubbing alcohol. Then fill up the bottle with a fourth of rubbing alcohol and water mixed.
Next, add a few drops of red food coloring.
Last, use modeling clay to seal the straw in to the neck of the bottle.
Now you can use your own thermometer without going outside.
How to Make a Wind Vane
By: Kaila
I walk outside and a gust of wind hits my face. I wonder, how can I make a tool to measure which direction the wind is blowing in? A wind vane measures the direction in which the wind is blowing, and is very easy to create out of house hold items.
I walk outside and a gust of wind hits my face. I wonder, how can I make a tool to measure which direction the wind is blowing in? A wind vane measures the direction in which the wind is blowing, and is very easy to create out of house hold items.
To begin, collect all of the materials listed below:
-a piece of cardboard
-a ruler and a pencil
-scissors
-a pin
-a five or ten cent coin
-sticky tape
-cotton thread
Next, sketch an arrow on the cardboard that is 30 centimeters long. The tip should be 10 centimeters, and the rest should be 20. Then cut the arrow out. After you have cut the arrow out, securely tape the ten or five cent coin to the head of the arrow. To continue, find the balance point of the arrow by simply gently gripping it in different spots, until you're holding the point in which the bottom of the arrow is parallel with the ground. Mark the point. Once you have done this, insert the pin at the balance point, and make sure that if you hold the pin, the arrow is still parallel to the ground. Then, drill the pin in circles to make the hole larger. To finish up, thread the cotton thread through the hole and fasten it securely. Now, if you hold the thread, the arrow should spin in the direction of the wind. A wind vane is a very useful weather instrument, and now that you've created one for yourself, you can use it on windy days!
-a piece of cardboard
-a ruler and a pencil
-scissors
-a pin
-a five or ten cent coin
-sticky tape
-cotton thread
Next, sketch an arrow on the cardboard that is 30 centimeters long. The tip should be 10 centimeters, and the rest should be 20. Then cut the arrow out. After you have cut the arrow out, securely tape the ten or five cent coin to the head of the arrow. To continue, find the balance point of the arrow by simply gently gripping it in different spots, until you're holding the point in which the bottom of the arrow is parallel with the ground. Mark the point. Once you have done this, insert the pin at the balance point, and make sure that if you hold the pin, the arrow is still parallel to the ground. Then, drill the pin in circles to make the hole larger. To finish up, thread the cotton thread through the hole and fasten it securely. Now, if you hold the thread, the arrow should spin in the direction of the wind. A wind vane is a very useful weather instrument, and now that you've created one for yourself, you can use it on windy days!