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Predicting Pushes and Pulls

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Predicting Pushes and Pulls

🚗 Part 1: Match the Forces

Draw a line to match each picture with the correct force.

Opening a door
Kicking a football
Pulling a wagon
Pushing a swing
PUSH
PULL
PUSH
PULL
1. Circle the correct answer: What happens when you push a toy car gently?

It moves slowly

It moves very fast

It doesn't move at all

2. Circle the correct answer: What happens when you push a toy car strongly?

It moves slowly

It moves fast and far

It goes backwards

✏️ Part 2: Predict What Will Happen

3. Fill in the blanks with the correct words:

If I push the ball gently to the right, it will move __________ and __________.

Word bank: slowly, fast, left, right, far, not far

4. Complete this sentence:

If I pull the rope strongly, the object will _________________________.

5. My prediction: What do you think will happen if you push a toy car from different directions?

I think ________________________________________________

because _______________________________________________.

🎨 Part 3: Draw and Explain

6. Draw a picture showing someone giving a PUSH and someone giving a PULL:
7. Look around your classroom or think about your playground. Write or draw TWO things you can push and TWO things you can pull:

Things I can PUSH:

Things I can PULL:

8. Circle how you feel about predicting forces today:

😊 I understand pushes and pulls very well

😐 I understand some things about pushes and pulls

😕 I need more help with pushes and pulls

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