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Seed Shuttle by the Backyard Feeder

Use simple observations to decide whether ramps and guides change a seed shuttle's speed or direction as planned.

KindergartenScienceInteractive · Printable

Aligned toK-PS2-2

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Single worksheet
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1 NGSS standard
Printable answer key
13 questions
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Details

Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Kindergarten
Subject: Science
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students identify pushes and pulls from simple observations.
Students use test results to decide whether a ramp changes speed as intended.
Students use observations to decide whether a guide changes direction as intended.

How to use

Read each passage and question aloud. Invite children to act out push and pull motions before they use the test observations to judge each design.

Curriculum

NGSS standard covered

K-PS2-2

Decide whether a design, such as a ramp, changes an object's speed or direction as intended with a push or a pull.

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Seed Shuttle by the Backyard Feeder

Test pushes, pulls, ramps, and guides to move a seed basket.

Getting the Seed Shuttle Moving

Listen to the story. Sort the picture cards by how each object moves.

A Helper for the Feeder

Jo and Eli build a little course beside a backyard bird feeder. A toy wagon carries paper seed circles. The children can move objects away with a hand behind them. They can also use a ribbon to bring objects closer. Jo and Eli call the wagon their seed shuttle.

Sort each picture card as a push or a pull.