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Push Pull Sorting

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Push Pull Sorting

Push Pull Sorting

Children playing with toys showing push and pull forces

🔍 Part 1: Understanding Push and Pull

1. What is a push?
2. What is a pull?
3. Circle the correct answer: Forces make objects...

Move, stop or change direction

Stay exactly the same

Disappear

📋 Part 2: Push or Pull? Tick All That Apply

4. Which of these actions are PUSHES? (Tick all that apply)

Kicking a football

Opening a door by pressing it

Pulling a wagon

Pushing a shopping trolley

Ringing a bike bell

5. Which of these actions are PULLS? (Tick all that apply)

Opening a drawer

Pushing a swing

Pulling a rope

Tugging on a door handle

Dragging a toy car with string

🎯 Part 3: Sorting Activity

6. Match each object with how it moves. Draw a line to connect them:
1. Swing
2. Shopping trolley
3. Door handle
4. Ball
5. Toy wagon
A. Push to move forward
B. Pull to open door
C. Push to make it go
D. Pull to move along
E. Push to make it swing

✏️ Part 4: Fill in the Blanks

7. Complete these sentences using the words: push, pull, force, move

When you _______ a door, you are using a _______ to make it open.

A _______ is what makes objects _______.

To make a toy car go forward, you need to _______ it.

When you _______ a rope, you are applying a force.

🎨 Part 5: Draw and Describe

8. Draw a picture of yourself pushing something:
9. Draw a picture of yourself pulling something:
10. Describe what you drew above. What force are you using in each picture?

🤔 Part 6: Think and Reflect

11. Can some objects be moved by both pushing AND pulling? Give an example:
12. Why do you think it's important to know if something moves by pushing or pulling?
13. What new thing did you learn about how things move today?

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