Push and Pull: Exploring Forces

Push and Pull Forces

Introduce your 5th-grade students to the basic concepts of push and pull with this engaging lesson plan designed to make learning about forces fun and interactive!

This resource provides clear explanations and hands-on activities that help students understand how push and pull forces work in everyday life. From pushing a shopping cart to pulling a wagon, students will explore how these simple forces are fundamental to how things move.

The lesson plan includes easy-to-follow instructions, worksheets, and interactive experiments to demonstrate how push and pull forces operate in various contexts. It encourages critical thinking, problem-solving, and teamwork, making it ideal for classroom use.

Whether you are a teacher or a homeschool educator, this resource is perfect for helping your 5th graders grasp the basics of force and motion in a way that is both educational and enjoyable.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

• Define push and pull forces
• Identify examples of push and pull forces in everyday life
• Explain how push and pull forces affect motion
• Demonstrate the difference between push and pull forces using hands-on activities

Lesson Plan includes activities and ideas for:

• Direct Instruction
• Guided Practice
• Independent Practice

Success Criteria

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

• Define push and pull forces
• Identify examples of push and pull forces in everyday life
• Explain how push and pull forces affect motion
• Demonstrate the difference between push and pull forces using hands-on activities
• Identify whether a scenario involves a push force, a pull force, or both