Making Things Move Worksheet

Five labeled spaces organize the worksheet by source of motion. Rather than matching a supplied picture, learners draw their own example for manpower, electrical power, wind, gravity, and an engine. The open response makes differences among energy or force sources visible through selected objects. Comparing the finished drawings can also reveal cases where an object uses more than one source or where learners need to distinguish a source from the mechanism that transfers motion.

Grades: Grades 3–6
File type: PDF
Preparation: Print ready

Updated Dec 16, 2022

Subject: Physics, Science
Topic: Charts, Science Worksheet
Resource types: Worksheets, Worksheets & Printables
Preparation: Print ready

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Students will think deeper about power sources with this Making Things Move Worksheet.

There are 5 different power sources on this graphic organizer.

For each one, students will draw something that uses each of them to move.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Identify a source that can make an object move
Draw an object associated with each of five movement sources
Compare examples that rely on natural, human, or machine power

Teaching tips

Brainstorm one classroom example together without filling any of the five categories for learners.
Invite learners to explain how the named source causes motion in one drawing.

Skills covered

Source classification — moving objects are grouped by what powers them.
Scientific representation — drawings communicate an example.
Causal explanation — learners connect a source with observed motion.

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

Sources of motion
Force and movement
Drawing classification

Topics

Charts Science Worksheet Movement Physics Gravity Electricity Graphic Organizers Engines Power Sources Makingthingsmove Things That Move

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