Kindergarten year Science Unit 3: Pushes and Pulls

Kindergarten · Science · Week 14

Harder and softer

Pick a page. Tap Play to listen.

  1. LookWhich push is harder?Play
  2. DoPush it soft, then hard.Play
  3. ShowDraw where the ball stopped.Play
  4. DrawDraw what you saw this week.Play
For the grown-up

Each lesson takes about 15 to 20 minutes.

Big idea

A harder push makes a ball go faster and roll farther.

Words

  • push to move something away from you
  • harder, softer a big push, a little push
  • farther a longer way away
  • start line the tape where every push begins
  • fair test keep everything the same except the one thing you change

All words on the Word Wall

Talk together

  • Before you push: where do you think the ball will stop?
  • Which push made it go farther? How do you know?
  • What did we keep the same each time?
  • What might happen with an even harder push?

Get ready

  • A soft ball, painter’s tape, one yellow and one blue sticky note
  • A long, clear floor; about 15–20 minutes

Safety

  • Roll a soft ball on a clear floor away from stairs, doors and people; never throw it. Short strings stay on the table, never around a body.

Standards

K-PS2-1