What this lesson teaches
Force push and pull.
Science in Action
Push and Pull Forces Lab
Explore push and pull forces with everyday objects!
Duration25 min
Age GroupAges 8–11
DifficultyIntermediate
SubjectScience
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The learning connection
Forces are invisible, which is why most students hold persistent misconceptions about them well into secondary school. Feeling pushes and pulls physically, then labelling them, corrects the most common error: believing that stationary objects have no forces acting on them.
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1. Push pencil box. 2. Record PUSH. 3. Open drawer - PULL. 4. Test 10 objects.