Pinwheel spinner

Explorers (Foundation), mission E6 Wind & Spin, lesson 1 of 6.

Hook

You can’t see the wind, but you can see what it does! Blow and watch.

Fair test

Blow gently, then hard. Count spins in 5 seconds each time.

Bonus challenge

Make it spin the other way. What did you have to change?

The build

Pinwheel Spinner: Four angled paddles on an axle on a stand. Blow on it, or use a fan, and watch which way it spins.

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