Force and Motion Pushes and Pulls
Perfect for Teaching Pushes, Pulls, and Motion Concepts
Get ready to engage your students with fun, hands-on activities designed to build deep understanding of Force and Motion! Aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for pushes and pulls, this resource is packed with everything you need to teach this fundamental science concept through interactive notebooks, stations, and visual organizers.
🔍 What’s Included:
📘 20-Slide Teaching PowerPoint
Updated in Summer 2020, this colorful and kid-friendly PowerPoint walks students through key vocabulary and real-world examples of force, motion, pushes, pulls, and more.
📖 Emergent Reader
Introduce force and motion with a simple, engaging text to support young learners and build science vocabulary.
🌀 Thinking Maps
- Circle Maps
- Bubble Maps
- Tree Maps
- Perfect for helping students organize and expand their understanding of science concepts.
📂 Interactive Notebook Foldables
- 4-Tab Foldable
- 5-Petal Foldable
- Excellent for note-taking and visualizing science vocabulary and ideas.
🔬 Science Stations
Hands-on exploration centers that encourage inquiry, observation, and the application of force and motion concepts.
✂️ Cut, Sort, and Paste Activities
Build fine motor skills and reinforce science concepts with engaging paper-based tasks.
🧠 Plus Much More!
Activities that support critical thinking, discussion, and investigation—everything you need for a successful unit on force and motion.
✅ Perfect For:
- Whole-group science lessons
- Interactive notebook work
- Science centers and rotations
- Small-group instruction
- Sub plans
- Differentiated instruction
This resource makes science meaningful and memorable, and is designed with early elementary learners in mind. Whether you're teaching in-person, virtually, or in a hybrid setting, these materials provide flexible and effective support.
🎯 Objective: Build a foundational understanding of Force and Motion through inquiry-based learning and visual organization tools.