Stop, Start, & Change: Force & Motion Worksheets

Give your 3rd Grade students a clear, engaging introduction to how forces affect motion with this set of Stop, Start, Change: Force & Motion Worksheets. Designed for learners exploring push and pull forces, friction, and gravity, these activities help students recognise how pushes, pulls, and other forces can make objects start moving, stop moving, or change the way they move.

Each of these force and motion worksheets provides students with multiple opportunities to explain their thinking about how different forces can stop, start, or change an object’s motion.

Recognise How Forces Affect Motion

Across the two worksheets, students will:

• Identify which type of movement is occurring (Stop, Start, or Change)
• Identify the type of force present – push, pull, magnetism, gravity, friction
• Explain their reasoning using early force vocabulary such as push, pull, slow down, speed up, and change direction

Each question includes a short scenario paired with an image or description, such as:

• A soccer ball at rest is kicked across the field
• A rolling ball hits a carpet patch
• A rolling toy car is bumped gently by another car

Students read, think, and choose the correct motion effect, then justify their answer in simple terms.

Download These Force and Motion Printables Today

This set of Force & Motion Printables includes:

• 2 double-sided worksheets focused on Stop, Start, and Change
• An answer key for easy grading

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

This resource was created by Kendall Britnell, a teacher in Colorado and Teach Starter Collaborator.

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