1. Wind vanes By: Alicia Loch and Sarah Daley

2. Who invented it? The Macedoian astronomer Andronicos Created in 50 B.C. Created an octagon shaped structure, Horologion, with the first weathervane attached to the top

3. Who invented it in America? Deacon Shem Drowne Born in Maine, then moved to Boston, Massachusetts Set up his own metalworking shop Then created the first American wind vane

4. What is it used for? wind direction Predict weather patterns http://pundita.blogspot.com/2010/11/karzai-petraeus-mess-why-usa-must.html

5. How it works The wind makes the ornament and the directionals move so that the farmer or person using it knows what direction the wind is going. http://www.affordability.net/weathervanes.shtml

6. Here is what it looks like! http://www.theweatherstore.com http://www.denninger.com/whatis.htm