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Make a Water Wheel

Build a recycled water wheel and channel water to watch it go! Can you design and make your own wheel?

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Make a Water Wheel

You will need

  • Wooden spoon
  • Cork ball or clay ball
  • Wooden stick
  • Knife

Collect a wooden spoon, stick and cork or clay ball.

1

Push the stick through the middle of the cork ball.

Use a knife to make holes for the wooden sticks to sit - make sure they are evenly spaced.

2

Cut the ends off the wooden sticks.

3

Place the wooden spoons into the holes in the cork.

Test your wheel by
pouring water on top of it!

4

The End!

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