Fast, Slow, and Still

Tell fast, slow, and still, and that a harder push goes faster and farther.

Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.

What children learn in Level 37

Things can move fast or slow. Long speed lines mean fast!
A short line means slow.
When something isn't moving at all, we say it is still.
A harder push makes the same ball go faster and farther. A softer push makes it go slower.
Try it with a grown-up! Roll a ball softly, then roll it hard. Which one goes farther?

Georgia Standards of Excellence in Science:

SKP2.a — Plan and carry out an investigation to determine the relationship between an object's physical attributes and its resulting motion (straight, circular, back and forth, fast and slow, and motionless) when a force is applied. (Examples could include toss, drop, push, and pull.)