🔍 Part 1: Understanding Forces

1. What is a force? Circle the best answer:

A colour

A push or a pull

A sound

A smell

2. Fill in the blanks using the words: push, pull, move

Forces are ________ and ________ that can make objects ________.

3. Which of these are examples of pushing? Tick all that apply:

Opening a door by pressing it

Kicking a ball

Opening a drawer

Pressing a button

🎯 Part 2: Push or Pull?

4. Look at each action below. Write "PUSH" or "PULL" next to each one:

Opening a car door: _______________

Riding a bike up a hill: _______________

Pulling a wagon: _______________

Pushing a trolley at the supermarket: _______________

Opening a bottle top: _______________

Closing a window: _______________

5. Match the action with the type of force:

1. Throwing a ball

2. Opening a drawer

3. Pressing a doorbell

4. Tugging on a rope

A. Pull

B. Push

C. Push

D. Pull

🎨 Part 3: Design Your Push-Pull Creation

6. Draw a picture of something you could make that uses a PUSH force to work:

7. Draw a picture of something you could make that uses a PULL force to work:

8. Describe your push-pull artwork idea. What materials would you use?

🧠 Part 4: Think About Forces

9. What happens when you push something? Circle all that are correct:

It might move away from you

It might change direction

It might stop moving

All of the above

10. Give three examples of things you push or pull at home:

11. Explain what you learned about forces today:

🌟 Part 5: Extension Challenge

12. Think about recycled materials. List materials you could use to make a moving artwork:

• ________________________

13. Challenge: Can you think of something that uses BOTH a push AND a pull? Draw and explain it:

Push and Pull Forces

Push and Pull Forces

🔍 Part 1: Understanding Forces

🎯 Part 2: Push or Pull?

🎨 Part 3: Design Your Push-Pull Creation

🧠 Part 4: Think About Forces

🌟 Part 5: Extension Challenge

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