3rd Grade Pushes and Pulls

3rd Grade Pushes and Pulls Worksheet (Forces and Motion, TEKS 3.7A)

Students learn that a force is a push or a pull, decide whether pushing a toy car, opening a door, moving a cart, and kicking a ball is a push or a pull, then circle whether each force starts, stops, or changes the direction of a ball. 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 that defines force, push, and pull with toy car and wagon doodles
• Part A: write P or L for four actions, with one done
• Part B: circle what each force did to a ball
• 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 demonstrating and describing pushes and pulls, 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.