Moving Boxes — Passage
Grades
K
1
2
PRINT+DIGITAL RESOURCE
This learning resource is available in interactive and printable formats. The interactive worksshet can be played online and assigned to students. The Printable PDF version can be downloaded and printed for completion by hand.
ABOUT THIS READER
This passage aligns with NGSS K-PS2-1 by demonstrating how different strengths of pushes affect object motion through a classroom box-moving scenario. Students learn that combining forces in the same direction creates stronger pushes, while opposite pushes can cancel each other out. The story uses familiar classroom context to teach fundamental physics concepts about force and motion, making abstract concepts concrete for young learners.
Publisher: Workybooks
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Written by:Neha Goel Tripathi
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Sam helped move boxes in the classroom. He pushed a heavy box, but it barely moved. Then his friend Pat helped him push the same box from the same side. Together, their push was stronger and the box moved easily! When they pushed from opposite sides, the box didn't move at all.
Why did the box move better when Sam and Pat pushed together?
The box became lighterTheir push was strongerThe box had wheelsThey were tiredWhat happened when they pushed from opposite sides?
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