3rd Grade Contact and Noncontact Forces

3rd Grade Contact and Noncontact Forces Worksheet (Forces and Motion, TEKS 3.7A)

Students learn that contact forces touch an object while noncontact forces like gravity and magnets work from a distance, sort six everyday forces into two columns, then decide which statements about forces are true. Simple black and white doodles and big, easy to read text keep the focus on the science, not the reading. No prior knowledge is needed: the page teaches the idea first.

What's Inside

• A teach strip with a shopping cart and a magnet pulling a clip through paper
• Part A: write six letters into a contact and noncontact table, with one done
• Part B: circle True or False, including the idea that all forces must touch
• A friendly squirrel guide that points out the key idea
• A visual answer key with answers marked in red, plus a short teacher note

How Teachers Use It

Use it as a mini lesson follow up, a quick check, or a science center. It takes 6 to 8 minutes and prints clearly in black and white. The focus skill is describing forces that act through contact or at a distance, part of the grade 3 forces and motion strand.

Why It Works

Each sheet teaches one idea with everyday objects kids already know. Every activity has a done for you example, and students only circle, sort, number, or write a letter or word, so they can finish on their own. Wrong choices are believable, not silly, so students have to think. Pair it with the other Forces and Motion sheets to cover pushes and pulls, contact and noncontact forces, gravity, magnets, and simple push and pull investigations.