Kindergarten year Science Unit 3: Pushes and Pulls
Kindergarten · Science · Week 15
Push from different sides
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For the grown-up
Each lesson takes about 15 to 20 minutes.
Big idea
The direction of a push can change where an object goes.
Words
- side one part around an object
- direction which way
- toward closer to
- away farther from
Talk together
- Where should your hand go?
- Which way did it move?
- How was this unlike the hard/soft test?
Get ready
- Soft ball, toy cart, short ribbon, four arrow mats and tape; clear floor.
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.
How to help
Let your child listen, look and try before you explain. Point to the next picture if needed. Accept drawing, pointing or a voice response; writing is optional. Save the child’s own work with a date.
Standards
K-PS2-1