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Forces: Push, Pull and Motion
Investigate how pushes and pulls affect the movement of objects.
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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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