Forces 12/1/23

Forces: What is it?

Words to know:

​Read the words below- OUT LOUD

forces muscles

control stretch

direction strong

A FORCE is a

push or pull

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​What is a
force?

Multiple Choice

What is a force?

• a push or pull

• cat

When you fly a kite in the sky, you are seeing forces at work!

Force 1: the wind pushes the kite

Force 2: You pull on the
strings to control the kite

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​Forces you can see!

Multiple Choice

What are the 2 forces at work when you are flying a kite

• 1. 1. winds PUSH the kite in air

  2. 2. you PULL the strings of the kite

• I eat french fries

​You can't really see forces. But you know forces are there because you can see what they do.

You can see the kite moving by the force of the wind. You can feel your muscles getting tired from the pulling string of the kite

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You use forces when flying a kite!

Multiple Choice

When you fly a kite, are you using forces?

• YES!

• No

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It takes more force to push a box full of toys than a box that is empty!

​It takes a lot of force to get things moving!

​Forces can do many things.
They can make something
1. start to move 4. change direction
2. go faster 5. Stop
3. go slower​

What can forces do?

Multiple Choice

What can forces do?

• move, go faster, go slower, change direction or stop

• go to the movies

You can use the force of your hands to change the shape of play-doh. You can:
bend it, stretch it, twist it or

roll it!

​Play-doh can be used to see forces!

Forces can be:

STRONG or GENTLE

Whenever you see PUSHING or PULLING- you see forces at work!​

​Forces can be a lot of fun!

Multiple Choice

Forces can be:

• Strong or gentle

• rude

Multiple Choice

When you see pushing and pulling, you are seeing forces at work

• YES!

• no