AC9S1U03 • Homework

Pushes and pulls worksheet

Use this printable homework sheet for written working, application and reflection alongside the online learning activities.

Open practice

SkillrHub · AC9S1U03 · Year 1

Change one feature of a push

Name: __________________________ Date: ______________

Show your thinking with objects, drawings or words. An adult may read the instructions aloud.

Use the first two questions in class and the last two for homework or independent practice.

1. Try the skill

You press a soft sponge between your hands. What changes: its shape or only its colour?

2. Try the skill

A rolling ball is gently pushed from the side. What might change?

3. Apply and explain

Name one safe action that uses a pull and describe its direction.

4. Apply and explain

Predict what happens when a rolling toy car is gently pushed against its direction of travel. Explain.

Check answers and explanations

Answer guide · AC9S1U03

  1. Its shape changes because the pushes compress it.
  2. The ball's direction may change.
  3. For example, pulling a drawer towards you to open it.
  4. It can slow or stop because the push acts against its motion.

If help is needed: A push does not always speed an object up. A push opposite its motion can slow it, and a sideways push can change its direction.