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Kindergarten · lesson 1 of 4

Name a push or a pull

Name a push or a pull using supplied evidence and a solved model.

About 12 minutes, plus any extended practice

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Supplied materials

  • For younger learners, an adult may read each direction aloud; pointing, drawing and spoken explanations count as responses.
  • Paper, drawing space or a browser document.
  • Reference card A: a touch that acts away from you. Reference card B: a tug that acts toward you.
  • Assessment case 1: Which scientific label fits the specifically described step or feature? Supplied case: A hand presses a toy away.
  • Assessment case 2: Which scientific label fits the specifically described step or feature? Supplied case: A string tugs a toy nearer.
  • Assessment case 3: Which scientific label fits the specifically described step or feature? Supplied case: A hand catches a rolling toy.
  • Assessment case 4: Which scientific label fits the specifically described step or feature? Supplied case: A side wall bends a toy’s path.
  • Assessment case 5: Which scientific label fits the specifically described step or feature? Supplied case: A palm sends a block forward.
  • Assessment case 6: Which scientific label fits the specifically described step or feature? Supplied case: A ribbon brings a block closer.

Learn the idea

An adult reads toy-motion picture descriptions. A force is a push or pull. Touching can start, stop or redirect motion; a drawing cannot measure its strength.

Push means a touch that acts away from you. Pull means a tug that acts toward you. Stop means motion changes from moving to still. Turn means the path changes direction.

For push, look for the clue “a touch that acts away from you.” For pull, look for “a tug that acts toward you.” More than one process can happen in a real situation. Answer about the one described in this question.

  1. Read or listen to the four science words and what each means. Say how the first two differ.
  2. Choose two of the short cases. Point to the clue that helps you choose a science word for each one. You may draw or say your answer.
  3. Answer each practice question. Say which clue helped you, then check the explanation.
  4. Use the extra task to make two examples that show different science words. Draw or say what makes each one fit.
Worked example

See the method in action

Worked reference-card problem: a card states “a touch that acts away from you”; a second states “a tug that acts toward you.” The first fits push and the second fits pull. The reason is the described function or change, not the order of the cards or a favorite name. If their descriptions exchange places, their category labels exchange too. Keep the supplied descriptions attached to the correct case.

Your turn

Check your reasoning

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Helpful tips
  • Use the feature “a touch that acts away from you” to justify push; do not sort by the name alone.
  • Distinguish pull (a tug that acts toward you) from a different process occurring in the same situation.
Which scientific label fits the specifically described step or feature? Supplied case: A hand presses a toy away.

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See the answer and explanation

push

The answer is push. In the notes, it means “a touch that acts away from you.” An adult reads toy-motion picture descriptions. A force is a push or pull. Touching can start, stop or redirect motion; a drawing cannot measure its strength.

Take it further

Create one new case showing push and one showing pull. Expected: the first explicitly shows “a touch that acts away from you”; the second explicitly shows “a tug that acts toward you.” Explain the distinction by drawing, speaking or writing. A label without a matching feature is incomplete.

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More practice: try new cases

Choose an answer for each problem. Explain your method on paper, then use the feedback to decide what to revisit.

More practice: try new cases
1. Which scientific label fits the specifically described step or feature? Supplied case: A string tugs a toy nearer.
Need a hint?
  • Look for the described feature: a tug that acts toward you.
  • Compare the clue with each science word. Use only what the case tells you; do not add a new event.
2. Which scientific label fits the specifically described step or feature? Supplied case: A hand catches a rolling toy.
Need a hint?
  • Look for the described feature: motion changes from moving to still.
  • Compare the clue with each science word. Use only what the case tells you; do not add a new event.
3. Which scientific label fits the specifically described step or feature? Supplied case: A side wall bends a toy’s path.
Need a hint?
  • Look for the described feature: the path changes direction.
  • Compare the clue with each science word. Use only what the case tells you; do not add a new event.

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