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⬅️ Push and Pull ➡️
Draw something you can PUSH and something you can PULL!
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Teacher:
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⭐ I am a Scientist! ⭐
📅 WEEK 1: How Do Objects Move?
📚 Lesson 1: What Makes Things Move?
🔬 Scientists explore! Today we explored how to make things move.
What did you make move? How did you do it?
Draw one thing you made move:
I made the move by .
I learned that things move when we .
⬅️ Lesson 2: Push and Pull ➡️
⬅️ PUSH = move AWAY from you ➡️ PULL = move TOWARD you
⬅️ PUSH
Draw something you PUSH:
➡️ PULL
Draw something you PULL:
A push moves things from me.
A pull moves things me.
Circle: Is it a PUSH or a PULL?
| Opening a door | PUSH / PULL |
| Rolling a ball | PUSH / PULL |
| Opening a drawer | PUSH / PULL |
🧭 Lesson 3: Direction of Motion
🚗 Objects move in the direction you push or pull them!
I pushed the car in different directions!
| Direction I Pushed | Direction Car Moved |
|---|---|
| Forward ⬆️ | |
| Backward ⬇️ | |
| Left ⬅️ | |
| Right ➡️ |
Draw your car moving. Add arrows to show direction!
I pushed the car and it moved .
Discovery: Objects move in the direction of the push or pull!
🌍 Lesson 4: Push and Pull in Our World
🔍 We went on a Force Detective Walk! We found pushes and pulls everywhere!
What pushes and pulls did you find?
⬅️ Pushes I Found
➡️ Pulls I Found
At , I saw a (push/pull).
Pushes and pulls are !
🔬 Lesson 5: Recording Like a Scientist
👩🔬 Scientists: Observe → Test → Record → Share!
I pushed a car down a ramp. Here's what happened:
BEFORE
DURING
AFTER
I observed that when I pushed the car, it .
I noticed that .
🔬 Scientist Pledge: I will observe carefully. I will test my ideas. I will record what I see!
📅 WEEK 2: Why Do Things Move Fast or Slow?
🏎️ Lesson 6: Investigating Speed
💪 A STRONG push = FAST! 👆 A GENTLE push = SLOW!
I tested strong and gentle pushes!
👆 Gentle Push
Draw ball going slow:
💪 Strong Push
Draw ball going fast:
| Type of Push | Speed (fast or slow?) |
|---|---|
| Gentle / Soft | |
| Strong / Hard |
A strong push makes things go .
A gentle push makes things go .
📐 Lesson 7: The Ramp Challenge
📐 Does the steepness of a ramp change how fast things go?
My Prediction:
Steep ramp = FASTER
Flat ramp = FASTER
Our ramp test results:
| Ramp Height | Speed | How far? |
|---|---|---|
| ⬆️ HIGH (steep) | ||
| ➡️ MEDIUM | ||
| ⬇️ LOW (flat) |
Draw a steep ramp and a flat ramp with arrows:
A steep ramp makes things go . Was I correct?
⚖️ Lesson 8: Heavy and Light
⚖️ Does weight affect how things move?
🪨 HEAVY
Draw a heavy object:
🪶 LIGHT
Draw a light object:
I tested heavy and light objects:
| Object | Heavy or Light? | How far? |
|---|---|---|
Heavy objects are to push. Light objects are to push.
The object went farther because .
📚 Lesson 9: Books and Experiments
📖 We can learn from BOOKS and from EXPERIMENTS!
What did we learn from each?
📖 Book Only
✨ BOTH ✨
🔬 Experiment Only
The book and our experiment both taught us that .
When we learn from two places, we know it is really !
📊 Lesson 10: Recording and Comparing Data
📊 DATA is information from our experiments. It helps us answer questions!
Our Data Summary:
| What We Tested | What We Discovered |
|---|---|
| Strong push vs. Gentle push | |
| Steep ramp vs. Flat ramp | |
| Heavy vs. Light objects |
Our data shows that things go faster when .
I used data to learn that .
📅 WEEK 3: Testing Different Materials
🧱 Lesson 11: Exploring Materials
🧱 Objects are made of different MATERIALS: wood, plastic, metal, rubber!
Explore each material. How does it feel?
🪵 WOOD
smooth / rough?
heavy / light?
🧴 PLASTIC
smooth / rough?
heavy / light?
🔩 METAL
smooth / rough?
heavy / light?
🏀 RUBBER
smooth / rough?
heavy / light?
📦 CARDBOARD
smooth / rough?
heavy / light?
🧽 FOAM
smooth / rough?
heavy / light?
feels and .
I predict will roll the farthest because .
🧪 Lesson 12: Testing Materials for Motion
🧪 We did a FAIR TEST! Same ramp, different materials.
Material Testing Results:
| Material | How far did it go? |
|---|---|
| 🪵 Wood | _____ blocks |
| 🧴 Plastic | _____ blocks |
| 🔩 Metal | _____ blocks |
| 🏀 Rubber | _____ blocks |
| 🧽 Foam | _____ blocks |
The went the farthest!
I think went farthest because it is .
🏆 Lesson 13: Which Material is Best?
🤔 "BEST" depends on what you need! Different problems need different materials!
Match the problem to the best material:
| Problem | Best Material | Why? |
|---|---|---|
| Go really FAR | ||
| STOP quickly | ||
| Be really QUIET | ||
| Knock things OVER |
For , the best material is because .
Discovery: The best material depends on the problem we're solving!
📚 Lesson 14: Comparing Two Books
📖 We read TWO books about ramps! Let's compare them!
Book 1: ______________________ Book 2: ______________________
Only Book 1
BOTH Books
Only Book 2
Both books say .
Book 1 shows , but Book 2 shows .
Reading two books helps because .
🔧 Lesson 15: Solving Problems
👷 Today we were ENGINEERS and solved a problem!
Our Problem:
Our Solution:
Draw how we solved the problem:
We solved the problem by using to .
Our design (worked/didn't work) because .
📅 WEEK 4: Slide Design Challenge!
🎢 Lesson 16: The Slide Challenge Begins!
👷 YOU ARE AN ENGINEER!
🎯 Your Goal: Design the FASTEST slide for a playground!
🎯 Your Goal: Design the FASTEST slide for a playground!
What makes a slide FAST?
Steep (tall and angled)
Smooth material
Slippery surface
Good shape
Draw your first idea for a fast slide:
I want to design a slide that is .
📝 Lesson 17: My Slide Plan
📝 Good engineers PLAN before they build!
Draw your slide design with labels:
Materials I need:
_______________________
_______________________
_______________________
I chose these materials because .
I predict my slide will be because .
🔨 Lesson 18: Build and Test - Day 1
🔨 Today we BUILD and TEST our slides!
Draw your slide after building it:
First Test Results:
My slide stayed standing: YES / NO
The object went fast: YES / NO
The object traveled far: YES / SOME / NO
My slide (worked / didn't work) because .
What problems did I have? What do I want to change?
🔧 Lesson 19: Improve Your Design
🔧 Engineers use EVIDENCE to make things BETTER!
My Improvement Plan:
| What I Tested | What Happened |
|---|---|
| What I Will Change | Why This Will Help |
|---|---|
BEFORE
AFTER (improved!)
I improved my slide by . Now it is .
🏁 Lesson 20: Final Testing
🏁 FINAL TEST TIME! Does my slide meet the success criteria?
Success Checklist:
✓ My slide stayed standing
✓ My slide makes objects go FAST
✓ Objects travel FAR
✓ I can explain WHY my design works
Draw your FINAL slide design:
My Presentation Notes:
My slide is made of .
My slide is fast because .
One problem I solved was .
🎤 Lesson 21: Presentation Day!
🎤 Today we SHARE our designs and LEARN from each other!
Feedback from my audience:
What did someone say they liked about my slide?
My favorite slide I saw today:
I liked 's slide because .
I learned from watching presentations.
⭐ I AM AN ENGINEER! ⭐
I designed, built, tested, and improved a slide!
I designed, built, tested, and improved a slide!
📅 WEEK 5: Applying What We Learned
💡 Lesson 22: Solving New Problems
💡 We used what we learned to solve a NEW problem!
Our New Problem:
How We Solved It:
Draw our solution:
We solved the problem by using (push/pull) to .
This worked because we learned that .
👷 Lesson 23: Push and Pull in Careers
👷 Many jobs use pushes and pulls every day!
Workers who use push and pull:
| Job | Push or Pull? | How they use it |
|---|---|---|
When I grow up, I want to be a .
I would use (push/pull) to .
🎮 Lesson 24: Review Games
🎓 Let's remember everything we learned!
Complete each sentence:
A push makes things move .
A pull makes things move .
A strong push makes things go .
A steep ramp makes things go .
Light objects are to push than heavy objects.
The best material depends on .
Draw your favorite thing you learned:
🎓 Lesson 25: Teaching Others
🎓 Today I became a TEACHER and taught someone about push and pull!
I taught about:
What I taught:
Draw what I taught:
I taught that .
Teaching helped me learn better because .
⭐ I am a scientist! I am an engineer! I am a teacher! ⭐
📝 My Word Bank
Forces & Motion:
push
pull
force
motion
move
stop
direction
forward
Speed & Properties:
fast
slow
steep
flat
heavy
light
smooth
rough
Materials:
wood
plastic
metal
rubber
Engineering:
design
plan
test
improve
engineer
problem
solution
evidence
💬 Sentence Frames I Can Use
Describing Motion:
• I pushed _____ and it moved _____.
• I pulled _____ and it moved _____.
• The _____ went _____ (fast/slow/far).
• I pushed _____ and it moved _____.
• I pulled _____ and it moved _____.
• The _____ went _____ (fast/slow/far).
Comparing:
• _____ is faster/slower than _____.
• _____ and _____ are alike because _____.
• _____ and _____ are different because _____.
• _____ is faster/slower than _____.
• _____ and _____ are alike because _____.
• _____ and _____ are different because _____.
Predicting:
• I think _____ will happen because _____.
• I predict the _____ will go _____ because _____.
• I think _____ will happen because _____.
• I predict the _____ will go _____ because _____.
Engineering:
• My design is _____ because _____.
• I can improve my _____ by _____.
• _____ is best for _____ because _____.
• My design is _____ because _____.
• I can improve my _____ by _____.
• _____ is best for _____ because _____.
Discussing:
• I agree with _____ because _____.
• I want to add _____.
• I observed that _____.
• I agree with _____ because _____.
• I want to add _____.
• I observed that _____.
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⬅️ Push and Pull Unit ➡️
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