A Procedural Text by Kendall Kramer Pushes and Pulls at Home Pushes and Pulls at Home Write About Pushes and Pulls A Procedural Text by Kendall Kramer Pushes and Pulls at Home Pushes and Pulls at Home A force can be a push or a pull. A push or a pull can move things. You can investigate pushing and pulling at home. 2 Here is a checklist you can use when you investigate. Pushes and Pulls at Home Ask a Question Predict Plan Observe Record Analyze Data Draw a Conclusion Share Results 3 Do I use more pushes or pulls at home? Ask a Question Start with a science question. 4 5 Predict Think about the things you push and pull every day. Then make a prediction. Pushes and Pulls at Home My Question Do I use more pushes or pulls at home? My Prediction I use the same number of pushes and pulls in one day. 6 Plan Plan a fair way to answer your question. 7 I pushed a toy car. I pushed a book onto a shelf. I pushed the doorbell. I pushed a drawer shut. Observe Observe the pushes you use. Write down the objects you push. 8 I pushed some buttons. I pushed a cabinet door. I pushed a chair. Things I Push Things I Pull doorbell toy car book drawer cabinet door buttons chair 9 [...]... Malcolm B Butler, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Science Education, University of South Florida, St Petersburg, Florida; Judith Sweeney Lederman, Ph.D., Director of Teacher Education and Associate Professor of Science Education, Department of Mathematics and Science Education, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois; Randy Bell, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Science Education, University of Virginia,... See whether you used more pushes or pulls Did you ever push and pull the same object? push pull 15 Share Results Show your table to the class Tell them what you found out about pushes and pulls you use at home 16 Acknowledgments Grateful acknowledgment is given to the authors, artists, photographers, museums, publishers, and agents for permission to reprint copyrighted material Every effort has been... Virginia; Kathy Cabe Trundle, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Early Childhood Science Education, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio; Nell K Duke, Ed.D., Co-Director of the Literacy Achievement Research Center and Professor of Teacher Education and Educational Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan; David W Moore, Ph.D., Professor of Education, College of Teacher Education and Leadership,... like this one It needs three columns and enough rows to list all of the objects Write down all the pushes and pulls from the day 12 Object book buttons cabinet door chair covers doorbell drawer light switch chain shoelaces toy car wagon Push Pull X X X X X X X X X X X X 13 Analyze Data Add up the pushes and pulls Check your prediction Object Push book X buttons X cabinet door X chair Pull X covers X doorbell... transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by an information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the Publisher National Geographic and the Yellow Border are registered trademarks of the National Geographic Society National Geographic School Publishing Hampton-Brown www.NGSP.com Printed in the USA RR Donnelley, Johnson City,... 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Every effort has been made to secure the appropriate permission If any omissions have been made or if corrections are required, please contact the Publisher Illustrator Credits Shawn McKelvey Neither the Publisher nor the authors shall be liable for any damage that may be caused or sustained or result from conducting any of the activities in this publication without specifically following instructions,... 978-0-7362-7672-6 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Author’s Note When my science teacher gave us our homework, I couldn’t wait to start observing My family helped me look around for things to push and pull I didn’t realize how many objects I pushed and pulled every day After I finished the investigation, I wrote about the procedure I followed I read it to my little sister last night It was a fun way...Observe the pulls you use Write down the objects you pull I pulled my shoelaces to tie them I pulled a wagon 10 Things I Push doorbell toy car book drawer cabinet door buttons chair Things I Pull shoelaces wagon covers drawer chain I pulled up the covers I pulled a drawer open I pulled a chain 11 Record Make a table like this one It needs three columns and enough rows to list all of . Kendall Kramer Pushes and Pulls at Home Pushes and Pulls at Home Write About Pushes and Pulls A Procedural Text by Kendall Kramer Pushes and Pulls at Home Pushes and Pulls at Home A force. investigate pushing and pulling at home. 2 Here is a checklist you can use when you investigate. Pushes and Pulls at Home Ask a Question Predict Plan Observe Record Analyze Data Draw. more pushes or pulls at home? Ask a Question Start with a science question. 4 5 Predict Think about the things you push and pull every day. Then make a prediction. Pushes and Pulls at Home My