Summary
George hits the mini-golf course and figures out how hard to tap the ball to reach the hole. He learns how the strength and direction of a push change where the ball goes.
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Discussion questions
Talk about it
How hard and which way you push changes how far and where something moves. George adjusts his putt to steer the ball.
- What happened when George hit the ball too hard? Too soft?
- How did George aim the ball toward the hole?
- What did George change to get the ball where he wanted?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: push, force, aim, direction.
Try it: Push a ball or eraser gently, then harder. Describe how the push changed how far it went.