How to Make a Watermill from Paper

Lena and Petya, as always, found an exciting project to create with their own hands. Today they decided to make a watermill using only paper and sticks. Lena was inspired by an article about how to create a simple mechanism that moves with water. Petya eagerly awaited to see how it would turn out, as this project was not only interesting but also educational — they were going to learn how water can make a mechanism move!

"Have you ever seen a real watermill?" asked Lena, taking out some paper and sticks. "We're going to try and make one, but in miniature. I read that water can turn a mill, and we're going to try doing it with paper and sticks!"

Petya looked curiously at the materials:

"That sounds great! But how is the water going to move our mill?"

Lena smiled:

"It's very simple! We're going to make the wheels of the mill from paper, and when water hits them, they'll start spinning. For this, we’ll build a small structure with sticks to hold the wheels, and as soon as water hits them, it will set them in motion."

The kids began gathering their materials. Lena cut several sheets of paper into strips and glued them into circles to create the blades for the mill. Petya, in turn, prepared the sticks to build the frame that would hold the blades.

"We need to carefully glue the blades to the sticks so they don't fall apart," Lena explained as she glued each paper strip to the center of the circle. "Once all the parts are ready, we can put everything together and start testing how our mill will work!"

Petya added:

"We'll make several blades so the mill spins faster, just like the real ones! They'll rotate when water hits them. I’m sure it will work!"

After the blades were all glued, Lena and Petya began assembling the frame. They used sticks to make a cross structure, to which they attached the blades. This would create the base that would hold the entire construction.

Once the frame was ready, they attached it to a small platform so it could rotate. Lena placed the construction under a small stream of water to see how the mill would begin to spin. She watched with excitement as the water began hitting the blades, and the mill started to move!

"Look, it's spinning! We've created a real mechanism that works with water!" Lena exclaimed, watching as the blades began to turn under the water stream.

Petya was thrilled:

"We’ve made a real mechanism, just like the ones in the real mills! This is amazing! Now we can see how water can make something move. We can even try changing the angle of the blades and see how it affects the spinning speed."

The kids started experimenting with the angle of the blades and the position of the construction to see how changes affected the spinning speed. It was fun and educational — they were learning how water and mechanisms interact.

"We can make the mill even bigger if we add more blades!" Lena suggested. "Let’s try making it more powerful and see what happens!"

Petya agreed:

"Yes, let’s! We can try different materials for the blades and even make the watermill twice as big!"

In the end, the kids realized that with simple materials like paper and sticks, they could create a real mechanism that works with water. They learned how water can move objects and how simple mechanisms work. Lena and Petya were proud that they had built their first watermill and promised to continue experimenting with various devices and projects.