How Do You Make A Water Wheel Out Of Popsicles Sticks?
My child had to pick a Science Fair project. He chose how to get electricity from water. This was a hard project for a 5th grader who struggled with school. He was very excited about the project and was admit that he was going to figure out the project mostly by himself. In school I was never good at Science and had no clue where to start. After asking some wonderful eHow friends who started me off in the correct direction, we were able to do some research about getting electricity from water (hydropower or hydroelectricity). My son decided to build a water wheel. Using the water to turn the water wheel helps to create electricity. Normally the water wheel is connected to a generator. The generator is turned by the water wheel. As the generator turns, energy is store. My son wanted to focus on making the water wheel. We had a large 500 count box of Popsicle sticks he wanted to use. We ended up making three water wheels. The first one my son tried to go against the grain and made his wa
