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Week 02 · Push and Pull

Wednesday

Car test lab
// Make things move
⏱ about 15 min

Wednesday: Car test lab

Rocket ties a string to his toy car.

"Let's see what happens," he says.

Raven asks, "Push or pull?"

Nova beeps, "Try both!"

You will need

  • A toy car or a small box
  • A piece of string or yarn
  • Tape
  • A clear spot on the floor
Safety first
A grown-up ties the string on.
Keep string away from necks.
Test the car on the floor, not stairs.

What to do

  1. Sit on the floor.
  2. Push the car with one hand.
  3. Watch which way it goes.
  4. Now hold the end of the string.
  5. Pull the string slowly.
  6. Watch which way the car goes.
MAKE A GUESS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
You pull the string. Where will the car go?
I did thisThe car went
Push
Pull
WHAT DID YOU SEE?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
You pushed the car. Where did it go?
For a grown-up
Say "push away" and "pull closer" together.
Let your child try each a few times.
LAB CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
You pushed the car. Which way?
You pulled the string. Which way?
Who ties the string on the car?
Where do we test the car?
SentenceTrue or false?
We tried both a push and a pull.?
String goes near necks.?
The pull made the car come closer.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEPush and pull go different ways.
Draw your car and its string.

Word Spot: we, you

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

We: W-E.

You: Y-O-U.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
___ go on the trail.
I see ___!

You tested two forces like a scientist!

Tomorrow we look at pulls.

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