Explain the Forces

The first day I introduced forces, I also did this worksheet with the kids. We all discussed it together to come up with the answer.  I would write the answer down on my paper that the kids could see on the projector, and they would also write the answer down on their papers.  The last part I had them do themselves.  It's a pretty self-explanatory worksheet, so you can let your kiddos do it on their own if you want.  My reasoning for doing it with them was to have a little more guided practice to let them become confident in the idea before they did their own worksheet.

Again, disclaimer: This is not mine!  I found this on one of those wonderful teaching websites with free worksheets, but I wasn't good enough to trace my sources so I can't link you to the original website.

Get the worksheet at the bottom of the page.

I had a few kids telling me that was their car, and asking how I got a picture of it. :P