Make It Go a New Way
Aligned to K-PS2-2 — Next Generation Science Standards.
What this lesson teaches
A push or a pull can make a toy speed up or turn to go a new way.
Worked examples
Example 1
You roll a ball toward a wall, and when it bumps the wall it turns and rolls a new way.
Example 2
A bowling ball rolls down the lane and knocks the pins in every direction when it hits them.
Example 3
Blow on a balloon hanging from a string and it swings away, even though you never touched it. Moving air can push too.
Practice questions
- Roll a ball and give it a little push to make it go faster.
- Set up a pillow so a rolling toy car bumps it and turns.
- Try to steer a ball to a spot on the floor using only gentle pushes.
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Every lesson comes with a video taught in English and Spanish — the same video the QR code in the printed workbook opens.
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Haz que vaya por otro lado
Un empujón o un jalón puede hacer que un juguete vaya más rápido o gire hacia otro lado.
Ejemplo 1: Ruedas una pelota hacia la pared, y cuando choca con la pared gira y rueda por otro lado.
Ejemplo 2: Una bola de boliche rueda por la pista y tumba los pinos en todas direcciones cuando los golpea.
Ejemplo 3: Sopla a un globo colgado de un hilo y se balancea hacia otro lado, aunque nunca lo tocaste. El aire en movimiento también empuja.
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