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👐 Pushes and Pulls

A gentle first look at forces for little scientists: a push moves things away, a pull brings them close — and both are forces that make things move.

lessons

~20 min

to learn

🔬 Science

subject

Ages 6–12

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What you’ll learn

PushesLearn that a push moves something away from you.A push is a force that moves something away from you. You push a door to shut it and push a toy car to make it roll. Pushing makes things go.
PullsLearn that a pull brings something closer to you.A pull is a force that brings something closer to you. You pull a drawer open and pull a wagon behind you. Pulling brings things near.
Pushes and Pulls EverywhereTell pushes and pulls apart in everyday actions and know both are forces.Pushes and pulls are all around us, and both are forces that make things move. A push moves things away; a pull brings things close. You can spot which is which in the games and jobs you do every day.

Questions this course answers

When you push something, which way does it go?

A push moves something away from you, like pushing a toy car so it zooms off.

Which one is a push?

Kicking a ball pushes it away from you with your foot, so it is a push.

When you pull something, which way does it go?

A pull brings something closer to you, like pulling a wagon along behind you.

Which one is a pull?

Pulling a drawer open brings it toward you, so it is a pull.

Pushes and pulls are both kinds of...

Pushes and pulls are both forces, and forces make things move.

In tug of war, what do the children do to the rope?

In tug of war everyone pulls the rope toward their side.

Grounded in trusted sources

BBC Bitesize — Forces
Britannica Kids

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