Activity Idea: Wind Machine (Quick Tip)

A metal sculpture on a grassy hillside, with tall trees and a blue sky in the background. The sculpture has a thick pole that is painted red, white, and blue, with a star design. There are multiple metal pinwheels and other movable parts attached to the top of the pole.

Using Vollis Simpson’s Wind Machine as inspiration, design your own pinwheel [http://www.leslietryon.com/3dcolorcutout/makepinw/makepinwheel.html]. Be creative in decorating the pinwheel and the stick. Try adding more than one pinwheel to a stick, and include some found objects (such as beads, broken jewelry or toys) that you can attach with string or glue.

Grade level
Pre-K, K, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Subject Areas
Visual Arts
Concepts
Force, Movement