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Help your students explore Newton’s Third Law of Motion with this engaging set of printable worksheets! Designed for sixth graders, this Action vs. Reaction Force Worksheet Set guides students through a variety of real-world examples to identify examples of action and reaction forces.

Identify Action and Reaction Forces in the Real World

Each worksheet presents a variety of realistic scenarios, such as jumping off a diving board or kicking a football and asks students to:

• Determine the action force in the scenario
• Identify the corresponding reaction force

These worksheets provide a simple, engaging way for students to connect physics concepts to the world around them.

Download This Reaction vs. Action Force Worksheet Set

This resource download includes:

• A printable Reaction vs. Action Force Worksheet Set
• An answer key for easy discussion and grading

This resource is available in both PDF and editable Google Slides format.  To get your copy, click the dropdown arrow on the download button and choose your preferred file type.

This resource was created by Kaylyn Chupp, a teacher in Florida and Teach Starter Collaborator.

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