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Forces: Push, Pull and Motion

Investigate how pushes and pulls affect the movement of objects.

AC9S4U03SciencePhysical SciencesAnswer Key Included

Resource Details

Year level: Year 4

Subject: Science

Focus: How forces are exerted and how frictional, gravitational and magnetic forces affect motion

Resource type: Free printable worksheet · PDF

Curriculum status: Australian Curriculum v9.0 · AC9S4U03

Best for: classroom practice, forces revision, homework or homeschool learning

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Year 4 Forces Preview

Learning Intention

Students will investigate how pushes and pulls affect the movement of objects.

Australian Curriculum

AC9S4U03

Forces can be exerted by one object on another through direct contact or from a distance.

Teacher Notes

Use simple classroom experiments with balls, ramps and magnets. Discuss contact and non-contact forces.

Skills Practised

  • Identifying forces
  • Push and pull
  • Motion changes
  • Simple investigations