Lesson 72 of 84 · Push and Pull

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🧪Lab Brief #72

Push and Pull.

🎯 Your mission

Set it up. Test it. Be amazed.

⚡ The twist

Nature loves to surprise the careful watcher.

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Mind = Blown

🔬 The more you look, the more nature shows you.

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Make a hypothesis first

Before you start: write down what you think will happen, and why.

What You'll Learn

When you stop pedaling a bike, it slowly stops because of friction.

Key Words

start
heavy
light

Materials Needed

paper clips
rubber bands
blocks

Safety First

Protect your work surface with newspaper or plastic.
Adult supervision recommended.

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Talk about Push and Pull with a grown-up. What do you already know?

Step 2 — Do

Try pulling a wagon with one hand, then two hands. Which is easier?

Step 3 — Observe

What happened? Tell a grown-up what you noticed.

Step 4 — Record

Tell a grown-up your favorite part of the activity.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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Does a ball bounce?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Where you see this in real life

This shows up in your everyday life more than you'd think.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Try one experiment in real life this week — even a tiny one.

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For the dinner table

“What's the most surprising thing you learned today?”

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