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Understanding Forces: Pushes & Pulls
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Understanding Forces: Pushes & Pulls
📚 Part 1: Multiple Choice & Tick
1. Which is the best definition of a force?
A push or a pull that can make things move, stop, or change shape
A type of energy that makes things hot
A colour or texture of an object
2. You give a small push to a stationary ball on a table. What is the immediate effect?
The ball starts to move
The ball changes to a different colour
The ball becomes heavier
3. Check all that apply: Which of these are examples of a pull?
Opening a drawer by pulling the handle
Kicking a football across the field
Using a rope to tow a trailer
Pulling a towel to dry something
4. Which effect is NOT caused by a force?
Making an object start moving
Changing an object’s shape
Changing an object’s colour
Stopping a moving object
✏️ Part 2: Short Answers & Activity
5. In one sentence, explain what a "push" is. You may include the Māori word tukua if you like.
6. Describe what happens when friction acts on a rolling toy car on carpet. Use the words: slow, stop, or change direction.
7. Match each example (left) with the correct type or effect (right). Draw lines in the gap.
A. Pulling a wagon
B. Pushing a shopping trolley
C. Squeezing a sponge
1. Push
2. Pull
3. Change shape
8. Draw one example of a push or a pull (classroom or home). Label the force (push or pull) and write the effect (what happens).
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