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3.13 Identify Push or Pull in a Picture Worksheet

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Identify Push or Pull in a Picture - Classify forces in images or short videos as pushes or pulls and tell how each might change motion. (NGSS 3-PS2-1)

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery
Look at the three-panel diagram. Panel A shows a goalie hand stopping a moving ball. Panel B shows a rope pulling a bucket up. Panel C shows a child pushing a shopping cart forward. Which panel shows a push that slows or stops motion?
APanels B and C
BPanel B
CPanel C
DPanel A
Solution & Explanation:Panel A shows a push opposite the ball's motion, so it can slow or stop the ball. Panel B is a pull, and Panel C is a push that moves the cart forward.
Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery
Look at the picture. A child on a treehouse platform pulls a rope to lift a lunch basket from the ground. What force and motion are shown?
AA push on the rope can drive the basket into the dirt
BA twist of the rope can move the treehouse sideways
CA pull on the rope can lift the basket upward
DNo force is needed because the basket is hanging
Solution & Explanation:The child draws the rope upward by hand. That pull lifts the basket toward the platform.
Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery
Look at the two-panel picture. In Panel A, a student pulls a chair closer to the desk. In Panel B, the same student pushes the chair toward the wall. Which comparison is correct?
ANeither panel shows a force because the chair slides
BPanel A is a pull, and Panel B is a push
CPanel A is a push, and Panel B is a pull
DBoth panels are pulls because the same chair is used
Solution & Explanation:In Panel A the chair moves toward the student, so that is a pull. In Panel B it moves away, so that is a push.

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This worksheet is designed specifically for Grade 3 Science students. It aligns with educational standard 3-PS2-1 (Primary standard selected for prompt fields in this prompt cell: NGSS 3-PS2-1. Skill statement in this prompt cell: Classify forces in images or short videos as pushes or pulls and tell how each might change motion. Associated standards listed with this skill in this prompt cell: NGSS 3-PS2-1. Use this prompt-provided wording as the supporting standard description for this workflow.).

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