Experiment Materials:

 Plastic straw
 Wooden skewer
 Play-doh
 Four tealight candles
 Lighter
 Small paper plate or construction paper
 Metal hex nut (should fit snugly around the straw). Can use a
washer or other type of fastener as long as it fits snuggly
around tip of straw.
 Scissors
 Glue
 Sharpie

Experiment Process:
Step 1
Take the play-doh and roll it into a ball and stick it onto a flat surface,
such as the floor or a table.
Step 2
Stick one side of the wooden skewer into the center of the playdough.
Step 3
Take the small paper plate and cut off the edges (the lip of the plate).
If you prefer, you can cut out a circle from some construction paper or
cardstock instead.

Step 4
Cut several diagonal slits to create the blades of your carousel. Be sure
not to cut all the way through the center of the paper plate.

Step 5
Bend the edges of each blade down about 30 degrees.
Step 6
Use the sharpie to place a dot at the center of your carousel.
Step 7
Glue the nut or washer onto the carousel right where you placed your
dot.

Step 8
To attach your carousel to the straw, place the nut over the top end of
the straw. It should fit snuggly. Apply some glue to hold it all together.
Note: It is important to make sure that the straw is as vertical as
possible. If the straw is not pointing straight up, the candle carousel
blades will not work well.
Step 9
After the glue dries, cut the straw so it is only about 3 inches long.
Then slip the straw over the wooden skewer so that the carousel sits at
the top.
Step 10
Place one candle on the floor or table under the carousel.

Step 11
Carefully light the candle and see what happens!Note: if nothing
happens, try blowing out the candle and bending the blades of your
carousel a bit more. You can also double-check that your straw is
straight.
Step 12
Repeat steps 9 and 10 by adding one more candle and lighting it each
time. Observe what happens each time you add another candle under
the blades.