By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
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Know what a push is 👋✓
Know what a pull is 🪢✓
See how forces move things 🚗
Let's get our brains ready first!
Wiggle your body and get ready to move things! 🦊
- ⭐Push the air away with your hands! 👐
- ⭐Pull your arms back like a big tug! 💪
A push moves things away and a pull brings things close! 🎈🔍 What to Notice
- Wow, look at this picture!
- 🌟 On the left side, there is a blue cart 🛒 with big black wheels.
- A yellow arrow points to it and says PUSH 👋!
- On the right side, there is a purple circle with a teddy bear 🧸 inside.
- A green arrow says PULL 🪢!
- At the bottom we see a red apple 🍎 and a yellow dice 🎲.
- Pushing moves things away, and pulling brings them close!
Talk About It
1Can you point to the blue cart? 🛒
2Which arrow says PULL? Can you find the teddy bear? 🧸
You want to move a toy box closer to you. Do you push it or pull it? 📦
✗Thinking push and pull are the same. 🤷
Push sends things AWAY 👋. Pull brings things CLOSE 🪢. They are different!
✗Thinking you need to be super strong to move things. 💪
Even a little push or pull can move small toys like a ball or a dice! 🎲
🛒You push a cart to make it go! 🛒💨
🎈You pull a balloon string to bring it close! 🎈
Test your understanding — tap an answer to check:
Q1. What do you do to open a door toward you? 🚪
Q2. A ramp helps you move things how? 🛝
- 1.A push moves things away! 👐💨
- 2.A pull brings things close! 🧲
- 3.Machines like ramps and wheels make work easy! 🛝🎡