Moving things booklet
Moving things booklet
- Unit 1: Living things
- Unit 2: Sound
- Unit 3: Materials in my world
- Unit 4: The Earth
- Unit 5: Humans
- Unit 6: Forces
We are going to:
• observe how things around us move
• talk about the ways in which things move
• make predictions
• measure how far things move
Getting started
Tell your friends about your toys that move.
All around us are things that move. Look at the picture and how things move.
- How does the ball move?
- How does the rope move?
- How do the children move?
Activity 1
Moving toys
You will need: moving toys
Observe these toys and say how they move.
Now look at other toys. Observe them carefully. How do they move? Draw a picture of a toy that moves.
Some things are easy to move. Some things are hard to move. They all need a force to make them move.
Things that are small and light can be easy to move. Things that are big and heavy can be harder to move.
Will these people be able to pull this plane? How many children could pull a plane?
We have to take care when moving big things. Moving things can hurt us or other people.
Activity 2
How people move
Go outside the classroom. Can you move slowly? Can you move like a bird? Find different ways to move.
Draw a picture of yourself moving.
How am I doing?
Tell your friend how you move around your home.
How do you climb stairs?
How do you lie down and stand up?
Moving in space can be hard. How is this astronaut moving?
Think like a scientist
How far will it roll?
You will need: a pencil, a tube, a crayon, a roll of sticky tape, a ball
Arun and Zara are rolling balls down a slope. Test things to see how far they roll. Use a slope like the one in the picture. Try things like this.
When I observe other children doing science, how does it help me learn science?
Look what I can do!
• I can observe how things move.
• I can talk about the ways in which things move.
• I can make predictions.
• I can measure how far things move.