Grade 1 Science: Forces and Movement

Free Grade 1 Science unit on Forces and Movement: 8 lessons in order, starting with What is movement. Includes practice questions and answer keys.

8 lessons in this unit

Learn that movement means a change of place and that living things and objects can move.

Learn that objects can move in different ways: rolling, sliding, spinning, bouncing and swinging.

Learn that a push is a force that moves something away from us, and that a bigger push can move things further.

Learn that a pull is a force that moves something towards us, and that a bigger pull can move heavier things.

Learn to describe movement as fast or slow and to compare the speeds of two things.

Learn that a push or pull can make a moving thing change direction, and use words like left, right, up and down.

Learn that things move differently on smooth and rough surfaces and why rough surfaces slow things down.

Learn to spot pushes and pulls in everyday life and say what each force does.