pinwheel template

Make a Pinwheel
You need: ,a and a
1. Let your child color the pinwheel and the blank back of this sheet.
2. Cut out the pinwheel. Then cut along the diagonal, dashed lines.
3. Use the pushpin to poke holes in the center of the pinwheel and in the four corners.

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Twist the pin to make the holes smooth. This will help your pinwheel spin.
4. Stick the pushpin through each of the corner holes, through the center hole,
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then into the top of the pencil eraser. (See drawing.)

5. Let your child blow the pinwheel. Watch it spin! Ask: What do you notice? What is making the
pinwheel spin? Can you make it spin faster? Slower? Can you make it spin in the opposite direction? How?

Cut on dashed lines.

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