Primary Physical Science - Move It! Motion, forces and you - Push and pull

Sep 30, 2026

The book segment explains how pushes and pulls create motion using the idea of force. It defines a push as moving objects away and a pull as bringing them closer, emphasizing that forces are used to move both the body and other things. Activities and questions guide learners to identify force in everyday actions and investigate how different objects require different amounts of force to move, using a classroom experiment with covered tubs.

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Reading Time1 h 31 min

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Push and pull

Move it!

PRIMARY PHYSICAL SCIENcE Move It!Motion,forces and you Won y Adrienne Mason llustrated by Claudia Dávilc MOve It!Motion,forces and you Written by Adrienne MasonIllustrated by Claudia Dávila Kids Can Press Text ◎2005 Adrienne Masonllustrations ◎2005 Claudia Dávila Published in Canada byKids Can Press Ltd.29 Birch AvenueToronto,ON M4V 1E2 www.kidscanpress.com Edited by Valerie WyattDesigned by Julia NaimskaScience consultant:Jean BullardPrinted and bound in China CM 050987654321CM PA 050987654321 Mason,Adrienne (Primary physical science)Includes index. I.Dávila,Claudia Il.Title.Ⅲ.Series. All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced,stored in a retrievalsystem or transmitted,in any form or by any means,without the prior written permissionof Kids Can Press Ltd.or,in case of photocopying or other reprographic copying,alicense from The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright).For an AccessCopyright license,visit www.accesscopyright.ca or calltoll free to 1-800-893-5777. Many of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their productsare claimed as trademarks.Where those designations appear in this book and Kids CanPress Ltd.was aware of a trademark claim,the designations have been printed in initialcapital letters(e.g.,Ping-Pong). Kids Can Press acknowledges the financial support of the Government of Ontario,through the Ontario Media Development Corporation's Ontario Book Initiative;theOntario Arts Council;the Canada Council for the Arts;and the Government of Canada,through the BPIDP,for our publishing activity. Published in the U.S.byKids Can Press Ltd.2250 Military RoadTonawanda,NY 14150 The artwork in this book was rendered in Photoshop.The text is set in Century Gothic. The hardcover edition of this book is smyth sewn casebound.The paperback edition of this book is limp sewn with a drawn-on cover. Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Move it!:motion,forces and you /written by AdrienneMason;illustrated by Claudia Dávila. ISBN 1-55337-758-3 (bound).ISBN 1-55337-759-1(pbk.) 1.Motion—Juvenile literature.2.Force and energy—Juvenile literature. QC133.5.M3832005j531'.11C2004-905153-9 Kids Can Press is a lorUS Entertainment company Contents Push and pull 4Move it! 6Push it! 8 Make it move 10Go the distance 12Puffing power 14Move it on over 16Stop it! 18 Down to Earth 20Lift it! 22 Slow motion 24Sliding along 26Get moving! 28 For parents and teachers 30Words to know/Index 32 # Push and pull You use pushes and pulls to make thingsmove.A push moves an object away.A pull brings it closer.A push or a pull iscalled a force. 4 I used a force一a pull —to get mydinner out of theground. # Move it! You use force to move your body.Towalk,you push against the ground.You also use force to move things.You pull a wagon to make it move.Can you find five ways thesechildren are using force to movetheir bodies or other things? To hop,I push offfrom the ground. Push it! It takes force to move things.Does it take moreforce to move heavy things?Try this to find out. You will need Put the lids on the tubs. ·3 identical,opaqueAsk a helper to moveplastic tubs with lidsthe tubs around until yoU ·small rocks or marblesdon't know which is which. ·Uncooked macaroni orother small pastaPush each tub across ·crumpled paperthe table.Which tubtook the most force (thebiggest push)to move?Fill one tub with rocks or What do you think is in it?marbles,one with pasta Which took the least forceand one with crumpled(the smallest push)tomove?What do you thinkis in it?Remove the lids tosee if you were right. # What to do

FAQs

What is a force in this book?

A push or a pull is called a force. Forces are used to make things move.

How do pushes and pulls differ?

A push moves an object away, while a pull brings it closer.

How can you test which objects need more force to move?

Fill different tubs with different materials (like rocks or pasta), push each tub across the table, and compare which tub took the most force and which took the least.

Sep 30, 2026

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