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Forces Make Things Move

Pushes and Pulls

Day 71of 180
Week 15of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that pushes and pulls make objects move

2

Demonstrate basic understanding of forces through simple movements

3

Recognize God's creative design in how things interact

📖 Scripture Connection

Colossians 1:17

“He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.”

— Colossians 1:17 (WEB)

Just as forces make objects move, God's power sustains and moves all of creation

📦 Materials Needed

  • toy cars
  • balls
  • small objects to push and pull
  • BibleMouse Science Observation Sheet
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse science adventure! Let's remember how we learned about magnetic objects last time.

💭 Review Question: What did we discover about magnets yesterday?
2Teaching (8 min)

Today we'll explore how things move through pushes and pulls - special kinds of forces that make objects change position.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • A push moves something away from you
  • A pull brings something closer to you
  • Forces help things start, stop, or change direction
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you show me a push?
  • What happens when you pull a toy car?
3Activity: Move It! Force Exploration (10 min)
hands-on exploration

Children will experiment with pushing and pulling different objects

📝 Instructions:
  1. Gather various objects
  2. Try pushing each object
  3. Try pulling each object
  4. Record observations on BibleMouse Science Sheet
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Focus on just 3-4 objects

Challenge: Predict how different objects might move before testing

4Closing (3 min)

Review what we learned about pushes and pulls

📝 Review Questions:
  • What makes things move?
  • Can you show a push and a pull?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll play more with pushing objects on different surfaces!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Forces are interactions that can cause motion, change speed, or direction of objects

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, clear demonstrations
  • Encourage child's natural curiosity
  • Connect scientific learning to God's design
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might confuse pushing and pulling initially

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to demonstrate basic push and pull movements

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a BibleMouse 'Forces Movement Game'
  • Draw pictures of things being pushed or pulled

Ready for Tomorrow?

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