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Push and Pull Forces

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Push and Pull Forces

Push and Pull Forces

Children pushing and pulling objects

🔍 Part 1: Identifying Push and Pull Forces

1. Circle whether each action is a PUSH or a PULL:

Opening a door:

Push

Pull

Kicking a football:

Push

Pull

Using a rope to move a toy car:

Push

Pull

2. Tick all the things you can PUSH:

A shopping trolley

A swing

Playdough

A ball

A door

📝 Part 2: Forces and Movement

3. Fill in the blanks using the words: push, pull, move, shape, stronger, direction

When you ________ an object, you apply force to make it go away from you.

When you ________ an object, you apply force to bring it towards you.

Forces can change how objects ________ and change their ________.

A ________ force will make an object move faster.

Forces have both strength and ________.

4. What do you predict will happen? Circle your answer:

If you push a toy car gently:

It will move slowly

It will move very fast

It won't move at all

If you push playdough with your hand:

It will change shape

It will stay the same

It will disappear

🎨 Part 3: Drawing and Observations

5. Draw yourself pushing something. Label what you are pushing:
6. Draw yourself pulling something. Label what you are pulling:
7. Describe what happened when you pushed or pulled playdough in class:

🔗 Part 4: Matching Forces

8. Match each object with how you would use it:
1. Wagon
2. Doorbell
3. Zipper
4. Swing
A. Push to ring
B. Pull to close
C. Pull to move
D. Push to make it go

🏠 Part 5: Forces at Home

9. List 3 things you push at home:
10. List 3 things you pull at home:
11. Explain what you learned about push and pull forces today:

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