Lesson 84 of 84 · Push and Pull

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🧪Lab Brief #84

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

Things slow down and stop because the ground rubs against them. That is friction!

Key Words

bounce
spin
turn

Materials Needed

stopwatch
pencils
toy cars
ramps

Safety First

Use materials only as directed in the experiment.

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Listen carefully and repeat the new words about Push and Pull.

Step 2 — Do

Use a magnet to find things in the room that stick to it.

Step 3 — Observe

Did anything change? Point to what is different.

Step 4 — Record

Point to the things you used in the activity.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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Can you push a toy car?

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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