Push or Pull?

Push or Pull?
Publication Date: May, 2015
Type of Resource: Student worksheet

This online resource helps younger students differentiate between pushes and pulls.

The resource is a worksheet designed to be used with Foundation Year students. The students are presented with 6 objects or events and are required to identify, discuss, and record whether each is an example of pushing or pulling.

New Australian Curriculum Code: AC9S1U03 (Year 1)

Additional Information

It is recommended that this worksheet is used as part of a more comprehensive practical investigation into how things move. This worksheet may initiate students to identify, act out and record their own examples of objects and events that involve pushing or pulling.

Australian Curriculum:
  • Year Foundation > Science Understanding > Physical Sciences > The way objects move depends on a variety of factors, including their size and... > ACSSU005