RPSEC Student Programs
Pre & Post Visit Activities

Push Me, Pull Me

Vocabulary

Position Words Motion Words
Up, down Balance
Over, under Force
Above, below Push, pull
Front, back Forward, backward
Inside, outside Fast, slow
Left, right Straight
Around Zigzag
Beneath Circular
Behind Rotate

Related Children’s Literature
1. Push and Pull by Patricia J. Murphy; ISBN 978-0516268644
2. Force Makes Things Move by Kimberly Bradley, ISBN 978-0064452144
3. Around and Around by Patricia J. Murphy; ISBN 978-0516268637
4. The Science Book of Motion by Neil Ardley, ISBN 0-15-200622-2
5. Balance and Motion (FOSS Science), ISBN 1-58356-829-8

Hand-on Science Activities
1. Look for examples of toys that demonstrate balance, force, and motion, such as dominoes, racecar ramps, gears, and marble towers.
2. Look for examples of simple machines, such as a seesaw or a pulley.

Please direct inquiries to:
Student Programs
Ruth Patrick Science Education Center
USCA, 471 University Parkway, Box 3, Aiken, SC 29801
(803) 641-3313 from Augusta 278-1967 Ext. 3313

RPSEC@usca.edu


Copyright © 2008 by the Board of Trustees of the University of South Carolina.

Ruth Patrick Science Education Center
Center of Excellence in Educational Technology
University of South Carolina Aiken
471 University Parkway
Aiken, SC 29801
803-641-3313

URL: http://rpsec.usca.edu/student/Programs/PushPull/PushMePost.html (May 2008)