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Pushes and Pulls
What you will learn from this videoWhat you will learn
- A force is a push or pull that makes things move.
- A push moves things away from you.
- A pull moves things towards you.
- Forces can also make things speed up, slow down and change directions.
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Can objects move on their own? ANSWERNo. Objects move when a force (push/pull) causes them to move.
We can push or pull objects using our hand, our foot or another object.
Possible answers: In kickball you use your foot to kick the ball. You can kick the ball in different directions. In baseball, you can throw the ball with your hand or hit it with a bat. You can throw it hard or you can throw it softly. There are many possible examples.
A turtle or a snail move at slow speeds. Animals that hunt, like a cheetah or a wolf, will move fast so they can catch their food.
Possible answers: I can push a box of crayons on my desk away from me. I can give a book to one of my friends.
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Is the punching bag used by Dr. Jeff an example of a push or a pull?ANSWERThe punching bag is both a push and a pull. Dr. Jeff first pulled it towards him and then he pushed it to make it swing before it knocked him down.
You use force to pull things off the shelves. You can also use force to push the shopping cart towards the shelves or pull it back towards you.
Olivia used her hands to push the basketball towards the hoop.
You can pull a weed out of the ground, and then you can use your hand to push the weed into a garbage can.
Forces can change the speed and direction of an object. You can use force to kick the soccer ball into the goal or towards your teammates. You can also use your foot to change the direction of the ball as you are running across the field.
A force is a push or a pull that makes things move. It can also make things change direction, speed up or slow down.
- Vocabulary
- Direction DEFINE
A direction is the path that a thing (object) takes. For example, an object can be moved up, down, right, or left.
- Force DEFINE
A force is a push or a pull that makes things (objects) move. A force can also make objects slow, go fast, stop or change direction. A force can be strong or weak.
- Pull DEFINE
A pull is when you use force to move a thing (object) closer to you.
- Push DEFINE
A push is when you use force to move a thing (object) away from you.
- Motion DEFINE
Motion is when something (an object) is moving. When an object changes its position, it is moving.
- Stop DEFINE
When a thing (object) is not moving, it is at a stop.
- Strong DEFINE
If you are strong, you have the power to move heavy things (objects). You are the opposite of weak.
- Weak DEFINE
If you are weak, you can’t move things (objects) that are very heavy. You are the opposite of strong.
- Direction DEFINE
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