There's More Than One Way to Move Something
From The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! · 2018
3 minK1st2ndScience
Summary
Push it, pull it, roll it, slide it — the Cat shows Nick and Sally that there are many ways to make an object move. A clear, hands-on look at pushes and pulls of different strengths and directions.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
We can move things by pushing or pulling them in different directions.
- What were all the ways the characters moved things?
- When did they use a push, and when did they use a pull?
- Which way moved the object fastest or farthest?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: push, pull, roll, slide, direction.
Try it: Pick a classroom object and move it three different ways. Say 'push' or 'pull' for each.