🔬 Science & our world · Ages 5–6 · about 2 weeks

Push and Pull

Goal: Say whether things move by a push or a pull, and see how to make them go faster, slower or stop.

For parents: Forces are everywhere in play. Every time your child kicks a ball or opens a drawer, ask: push or pull?

Do together

  1. Push or pull hunt

    You need: The house

    Open doors, drawers, the fridge, a zip. Is it a push or a pull? Make a two-column list with pictures.

  2. Car ramp

    You need: A toy car, a board or tray, books

    Make a ramp. Add a book to make it steeper — does the car go further? Try it on a carpet and on a smooth floor.

  3. Drop test

    You need: A ball, a feather or tissue, a spoon

    Drop them from the same height at the same time. Which lands first? What pulls them down?

Talk about it

  • Is kicking a ball a push or a pull?
  • How can you make the car go faster?
  • Why do things fall down, not up?

Words to use

  • push
  • pull
  • force
  • fast
  • slow
  • fall

Play

  • Gravity Drop
    Forces
  • Position Quest
    Position words
  • Sink or Float
    Sink & float
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