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Forces and Motion

Help Kai investigate how pushes, pulls and surfaces change the way objects move. Read each question carefully. For drawing questions, add arrows and labels.

Pushes, pulls and motion

A force is a push or a pull. Forces can start or stop movement, change an object's speed or direction, or change its shape.

1.Kai pushes a toy truck across the floor. Is Kai using a push or a pull, and what might the force do to the truck?
2.Choose the action that uses a pull.
  • Kicking a football
  • Opening a drawer towards you
  • Pushing a swing
  • Squashing a sponge
3.A football is rolling towards the sideline. Hamish taps it gently towards the middle of the field. What changed: its shape, direction, or colour?
  • Its shape
  • Its direction
  • Its colour

Ramps and surfaces

Kai rolls the same toy car down a ramp onto different surfaces. A rougher surface usually creates more friction. Friction is a force between surfaces that resists sliding or rolling.

4.True or false? Friction can make a moving toy car slow down.
TrueFalse
5.Which surface would usually have the most friction for a toy car: smooth plastic, sandpaper or carpet?
6.Kai rolls a car down the same ramp onto smooth plastic and carpet. Predict which surface the car will travel farther on. Explain your prediction using the word friction.
7.Kai wants to compare how far the car rolls on two surfaces. Name two things Kai should keep the same to make the test fair.

Try it, explain it

For a safe investigation, use a small toy car and a low ramp on the floor. Do not use a stretched rubber band to launch objects.

8.Fill the blanks: A force is a or a . It can change an object's movement or .
9.A ball is resting on the grass. What must happen for it to start moving?
10.Draw a simple example of a push and a pull from a playground or home. Add arrows to show the direction of each force and label your drawings.

3 printable pages

  • Forces and Motion, page 1 of 3: Pushes, pulls and motion

    Page 1

  • Forces and Motion, page 2 of 3: Ramps and surfaces, Try it, explain it

    Page 2

  • Forces and Motion, page 3 of 3: 9. A ball is resting on the grass. What must happen for it to start moving?

    Page 3

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