A 3rd grade forces motion worksheet where students use a word bank to complete eight sentences about force, push, pull, gravity, friction, motion, speed, and magnets. Includes an answer key for easy, no-prep science practice.
This push or pull force worksheet lets kindergarten students look at six pictures and fill in the bubble to show whether each action is a push or a pull. Includes an answer key—a simple, no-prep introduction to force.
This falling gravity worksheet helps 3rd graders show which way objects fall and explain how gravity pulls things down. Answer key included — a quick, no-prep way to practice force and motion at home or in class.
The Labeling Force and Motion Worksheet has 3rd graders label six pictures with push, pull, gravity, friction, fast, and slow from a word bank. Includes an answer key for easy, no-prep science practice.
This Gravity or Friction Force Worksheet helps 3rd grade students tell the difference between gravity and friction by identifying and sorting real-life examples. Includes a complete answer key for quick, no-prep science practice.
This Fall Faster Gravity Worksheet asks 3rd graders to predict which dropped object lands first and to explain why, using gravity and air resistance. Answer key included for fast, no-prep science practice.
This drawing friction worksheet lets 3rd graders explore force and motion by answering questions and drawing arrows to show which way friction pushes. Answer key included for quick, no-prep science practice.
This Newton's Laws force and motion worksheet has 5th grade students name the law behind six everyday events and explain one in writing, with an answer key for fast checking.
This Friction Worksheet asks 3rd grade students to name the sliding, rolling, or fluid friction shown in six pictures, then explain one of them. An answer key is included, so checking work takes seconds.
This simple machines worksheet has 5th graders sort everyday objects into six machine columns and name the machine each tool uses. An answer key is included for quick, confident checking.
This magnetic objects worksheet lets 1st graders circle pictures and words to show which things a magnet will pull. An answer key is included for quick checking.
This first grade classroom objects magnet attraction worksheet has students sort six everyday items into attract or does-not-attract columns as they explore magnetism. Answer key included — a quick, hands-on way to practice physical science.
This friction drawing worksheet sends 3rd graders hunting for four real places where surfaces rub together. They sketch each one and write about it, turning an abstract force into something they can point to.
This motion activity helps 2nd to 5th grade students sort everyday actions into pushes and pulls, with 14 sorting cards, a practice page, and an answer key included.
This fields and poles magnets worksheet has 3rd Grade students name the poles and field of a magnet, predict a push or a pull, and explain how a compass works. An answer key is included.
This magnet activity has kindergarten to 3rd grade students sort picture cards into things a magnet will pull and things it will not, with a sorting mat, practice page and answer key.
Post these force and motion word wall flash cards for 2nd to 5th grade: 16 science words with kid-friendly meanings, plus a vocabulary practice page, answer key included.
This people riding transportation worksheet asks 2nd grade students to name the vehicle in each clue and draw a place they travel to. An answer key is included for fast, easy checking.
This man and fuel powered worksheet asks 3rd graders to sort eight machines into people powered and fuel powered columns, then explain four more in writing. Answer key included for a no prep science lesson.
This magnetism experiment worksheet has 3rd graders sort eight objects by material, decide whether magnet poles attract or repel, and explain why steel is pulled and plastic is not. Answer key included for fast, no-prep science practice.
Push it, pull it, watch it go
A force is a push or a pull, and it is what makes things start moving, stop, speed up, slow down or change direction. Young kids sort actions into pushes and pulls, like kicking a ball or opening a drawer. Next they learn about gravity, the pull that makes things fall, and friction, which slows things down when surfaces rub together. That is why a toy car rolls farther on tile than on carpet. Older students explore magnets, simple machines and the idea that a bigger push makes a bigger change in motion. The best part is that every idea can be tested right in the classroom.
Force and motion is made for experiments. These moves get kids testing, measuring and explaining.
Build a ramp with a book and a board, then roll a toy car down onto different surfaces: tile, carpet and a towel. Kids measure how far it goes each time. They discover friction for themselves and can explain why the towel stopped the car fastest.
Why it works: the U.S. Department of Education's guide for teaching elementary math recommends moving from hands-on objects to drawings to numbers.
Try it withFriction WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Have kids draw a picture of a push or pull and add an arrow showing the direction of the force. A bigger arrow means a bigger force. This simple drawing habit makes invisible forces visible.
Why it works: pairing a picture with each word gives kids two ways to remember it, a well-tested principle of how people learn (Mayer, 2009).
Try it withPush or Pull Force WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Post force and motion words like push, pull, gravity and friction on a word wall. Each day, point to a word and have kids act it out or give an example. It is a two-minute review that builds real science vocabulary.
Why it works: researchers who compared ten study methods found practice testing is one of the two that work best (Dunlosky and colleagues, 2013).
Try it withForce and Motion Word WallFlash CardsOpen it →Science is best when things are moving. These activities keep kids active.
WorksheetsDrop a feather and a ball at the same time. Which hits first, and why? Then crumple the paper and try again.
Open Fall Faster Gravity Worksheet →
WorksheetsTest classroom objects with a magnet and sort them into attract and do not attract.
Open Classroom Objects Magnet Attraction Worksheet →
ActivitiesKids move like objects: rolling, sliding, spinning and bouncing, then name the force that started them.
Open Motion Activity →Teacher favorites right now: Forces Motion Worksheet, Push or Pull Force Worksheet and Falling Gravity Worksheet.
A force is a push or a pull. Motion is when something changes position. Forces make objects start, stop, speed up, slow down or change direction.
Pushing a swing, kicking a ball and closing a door are pushes. Pulling a wagon, opening a drawer and tug of war are pulls.
Friction is a force that slows things down when two surfaces rub together. Rough surfaces like carpet make more friction than smooth surfaces like ice.
Kindergarten often explores pushes and pulls. Force, motion, gravity and friction are studied in more depth in 3rd grade, with simple machines and magnets in nearby grades.
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