Kindergartners learn that a push or a pull makes things move — pushing a toy car forward, pulling a wagon, opening a door — and that pushes and pulls can start, stop, or turn things.
Students will be able to…
You push a swing to make it go, and pull a wagon to bring it close. How do we make things move — and how do we make them stop?
Project each item and have children answer push or pull. The tool explains how pushes and pulls make things move.
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You push a swing and pull a wagon — how do we make things move?
Children investigate.
Children explain.
Children elaborate.
Children conclude.
Aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards (Kindergarten / Early Elementary Science).
Analyze data to compare the effects of different strengths of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object.
Design a solution to use a push or pull to change the motion of an object.
Explore the effects of sunlight.
Planning and carrying out investigations.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have families find things they push and things they pull around the house — doors, drawers, wagons, and toys. A printable push-and-pull sheet is in the Science library.
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