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🔬 Grade 3 • 🏀 Forces and Motion

Forces and Motion

Investigate how pushes, pulls, friction, and balanced or unbalanced forces affect motion.

📋 What You'll Learn

  1. 1 Explain that a force is a push or pull
  2. 2 Describe how forces can change speed or direction
  3. 3 Compare balanced and unbalanced forces
  4. 4 Use observations to predict patterns of motion

🗺️ Learning Path

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Lesson

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Forces and Motion Practice

medium • 15 minutes • 8 problems

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Balanced and Unbalanced Forces Worksheet

medium • 18 minutes • 10 problems

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Predicting Motion and Friction Worksheet

hard • 20 minutes • 10 problems

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Practice Quiz

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Teaching Guide

For parents & teachers — strategies, activities, and differentiation tips

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🔗 Related Topics

Review earlier skills, open nearby same-grade topics, or move to the next connected idea in the sequence.

Before This Topic

Use these earlier skills when the current lesson feels too fast or assumes knowledge students do not yet control.

Build BackgroundGrade 1
🛒Pushes, Pulls, and Simple Motion

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Move to the Next Skill

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