Summary
A short PBS LearningMedia collection of Hero Elementary clips and a hands-on activity about forces. Children compare how gentle and strong pushes and pulls change the way an object moves.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
These clips help us see how pushes and pulls make things move.
- What is the difference between a gentle push and a strong push?
- How does a bigger push change how far something moves?
- Name something you move with a push and something you move with a pull.
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: push, pull, force, gentle, strong.
Try it:
- Give an object a gentle and a strong push and compare how far it goes.
- List two things you push and two things you pull.