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Week 04 · Ramps and Bumps

Monday

Bump! Which way now?
// Change speed and direction
⏱ about 15 min

Monday: Bump! Which way now?

Rocket rolls a ball.

Bonk! It hits the wall.

Now it rolls back!

Raven asks, "What do you notice?"

Nova asks, "Why did it turn?"

A bump changes direction

Direction is the way something moves.

A rolling ball goes straight ahead.

It keeps going straight until something pushes it.

A wall can push it back.

A tap from the side turns it.

WHICH WAY?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
A ball rolls into a wall. What happens?
What can turn a rolling ball?
SentenceTrue or false?
A bump can change direction.?
A rolling ball turns by itself.?
A wall can push a ball back.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEA push or bump changes its way.
Try it
Roll a ball toward a pillow.
Watch which way it goes after.
BUMP CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
A ball rolls into a pillow. What happens?
What is direction?
A rolling ball with no bumps goes...
You tap a rolling ball from the side.
SentenceTrue or false?
Direction is the way something moves.?
A wall can change a ball's direction.?
A side tap cannot turn a ball.?
Rocket's ball rolled back after the wall.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEA push changes a moving ball.
Draw a ball bouncing off a wall. Add arrows.

Word Spot: the, and

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

The: T-H-E.

And: A-N-D.

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.
___ fox is red.
I see a sun ___ a cloud.

You found out how bumps change direction!

Tomorrow we try ramps.