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Shape Changes and Forces

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Shape Changes and Forces

🔍 Part 1: Forces Around Us

1. Circle the correct force for each picture:

Squashing playdough flat:

PUSH

PULL

Stretching a balloon:

PUSH

PULL

2. Which direction is the force going? Draw an arrow (↑ ↓ ← →) in each box:

Pushing playdough DOWN: _______

Pulling balloon APART: _______

3. Tick the boxes that show STRONG forces:

Gently poking playdough

Squashing playdough very hard

Stretching balloon until it's very long

Lightly touching a balloon

🧪 Part 2: My Investigation

4. Before I start, I predict that when I push playdough with a BIG force, it will:

Stay the same

Squash more

Get bigger

5. Draw what happened to your playdough:

BEFORE (small push):

AFTER (big push):

6. Complete the sentences about your balloon test:

When I pulled gently, the balloon became ________________

When I pulled strongly, the balloon became ________________

The force I used was a ________ going in the direction ________

💭 Part 3: What Did I Learn?

7. Was your prediction correct? Circle one and explain:

YES, my prediction was right

NO, something different happened

8. Fill in the missing words using the word bank:

Word Bank: push, pull, squashed, stretched, stronger

I used a ________ to make the playdough flat and ________.

I used a ________ to make the balloon long and ________.

A big force is ________ than a small force.

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