Did You Know?
Some windmills are over 300 years old!
How Windmills Work
Wind moves the sails and makes them spin.
Where You Find Windmills
You can find windmills in fields and near water.
What windmills Does
They grind grain to make flour.
They pump water from the ground.
They can make power for homes.
They help with farming tasks.
They are fun to look at!
They show how wind can help us.
More About windmills
Windmills have been used for a long time. They started in places like Persia. Then, they spread to Europe. People liked how they helped with work.
Today, windmills help us in many ways. They can make clean power. This is good for the Earth. We use this power in our homes.
In the future, we may see more windmills. They can help us fight climate change. Windmills are a smart way to use wind!
How Topics Connect
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A["Windmill"] --> B["Operated by Wind"]
A --> C["Uses: Milling, Pumping, Generating Electricity"]
D["9th Century"] --> E["First Horizontal Windmill in Persia"]
F["12th Century"] --> G["First Vertical Windmill in Northwestern Europe"]
H["Modern Day"] --> I["1,000 Windmills in the Netherlands"]
What Do These Words Mean?
windmill:A machine that uses wind to work.
vane:A flat piece that catches the wind.
mill:A machine that grinds things like grain.
gristmill:A type of mill that grinds grain into flour.
icon:A symbol or sign of something important.
