🚀 Part 1: Understanding Action and Reaction

Newton's Third Law: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction!

This means when you push something, it pushes back on you with the same force!

🔬 Part 2: Hands-On Activities

What you need: Balloon, string, straw, tape

Steps: 1) Thread string through straw 2) Tape straw to balloon 3) Blow up balloon and let go!

What happened to the balloon? _________________________________

Which direction did the air go? _______________________________

What you need: Two balls of different sizes

Steps: 1) Roll the big ball into the small ball 2) Watch what happens to both balls

What happened to the big ball? _______________________________

What happened to the small ball? _____________________________

What you need: Paper to make an aeroplane

Steps: 1) Make a paper aeroplane 2) Throw it forward 3) Notice what happens to your hand

Which direction did you throw the plane? _______________________

Which direction did your hand move after throwing? ______________

🤔 Part 3: Think About It

What you need: A bouncy ball

Steps: 1) Drop the ball on the ground 2) Watch it bounce back up

The ball pushes ________ on the ground, so the ground pushes ________ on the ball.

What you need: String and a small weight (like a toy or eraser)

Steps: 1) Tie the weight to the string 2) Hold the string and let the weight swing 3) Gently push the weight

When you push the weight, do you feel it push back? Circle: YES / NO