Step 4: Label all the lines for each direction point ... Use a compass outside to place your wind vane in the correct direction and push the pencil in the ground or flowerpot.

Take the vane outside or to a simulated windy weather area and watch it swing in the wind. Finally, use your compass to determine East, West, North and South, and then label the small triangles ...

to place your wind vane. Use a compass to point the N label on the bottle towards north. The arrow always shows the direction the wind is blowing from.

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Weather vanes, used for centuries to indicate wind direction, now serve primarily as ornamental and symbolic decorations. Weather vane designs, often crafted from copper or gold-gilded steel ...

What makes a weather vane work? The arrow on the structure is a balancing weight, so when the wind blows, it – and whatever object is attached above it – turns in that direction. A change in ...