ScienceFreePrintable

Push and Pull Forces

A free science worksheet ready for your classroom. Open in Kuraplan to grab the print-ready PDF, customize it for your students, or generate a fresh version in seconds.

Push and Pull Forces worksheet preview
Push and Pull Forces

Push and Pull Forces

Children pushing and pulling objects

🔍 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 or pull

When you open a door, you ________ it towards you.

When you move a toy car away from you, you ________ it.

When you drag a bag behind you, you ________ it.

When you press a button, you ________ it.

🎯 Part 2: Push or Pull?

3. Look at each action. Is it a PUSH or a PULL? Circle your answer:

Kicking a ball: PUSH or PULL

Opening a drawer: PUSH or PULL

Closing a book: PUSH or PULL

Pulling a wagon: PUSH or PULL

Pushing a swing: PUSH or PULL

Picking up a pencil: PUSH or PULL

4. Which of these actions use a PULL force? Tick all that apply:

Opening a zip

Pushing a trolley

Pulling socks on

Dragging a chair

Pressing a doorbell

Tugging on a rope

🎨 Part 3: Drawing Forces

5. Draw a picture of yourself doing a PUSH action:
6. Draw a picture of yourself doing a PULL action:
7. Draw arrows to show the direction of the force:

Draw an arrow showing which way you push a door to open it →

📝 Part 4: Forces Chart

8. Complete this forces chart. Write or draw examples:
PUSH Forces PULL Forces

🏠 Part 5: Forces at Home

9. Match each household action with the correct type of force:
1. Vacuuming the carpet
2. Closing a window
3. Opening the fridge
4. Pushing in a chair
A. Push
B. Pull
C. Pull
D. Push
10. Think about your morning routine. Write about one PUSH and one PULL you do:

One PUSH I do in the morning:

One PULL I do in the morning:

🤔 Part 6: Think and Explain

11. Explain what happens when you push or pull an object:
12. Can you think of something that uses BOTH push and pull? Describe it:

About This Worksheet

Free in Kuraplan

Sign up free, grab the PDF, and customize it for your class.

Print-Ready

Formatted for standard paper. Clean layout, easy to read.

AI-Generated

Created with Kuraplan's AI, designed for real classroom use.

For Teachers & Parents

Use in classrooms, for homework, tutoring, or homeschool.

Need a custom version of this worksheet?

Kuraplan's AI generates custom worksheets in seconds — differentiated for every learner, aligned to your curriculum.

Generate Custom Worksheets — Free
No credit card Curriculum-aligned Under 60 seconds