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How can you knock down a wall made of concrete?
Force Olympics Unit | Lesson 3 of 6

How can you knock down a wall made of concrete?

Force Olympics Unit | Lesson 3 of 6
Lesson narration:
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How`would`you`knock
down`a`concrete
wall?

How`can`you`make`a
wrecking`ball`hit
harder?`And`not`as
hard?

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push


1 of 5

to move an object away from you
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pull


2 of 5

to move an object toward you

strong


3 of 5

powerful, like a big push or pull

weak


4 of 5

not very powerful, like a small push or pull

strength


5 of 5

how strong or weak something is
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Exploration
hand opening door by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: jassada watt_
girl pushing imaginary wall by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: Juriah Mosin
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woman smashing wall by Nicole Wharton
building exploding by exception722
building demolition gone wrong by JAY MONDO
wrecking ball in action by Jeff Lowe
double wrecking ball by Benjamin Beytekin
Activity
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Lesson narration:

Grade K

Pushes & Pulls

Motion, Speed, & Strength

K-PS2-1

5645 reviews

Activity Prep

Print Prep
In this lesson, students change the strength and direction of a wrecking ball’s push in order to solve a tricky problem. The activity, Don't Crush That House, is a game in which students experiment with the force of a paper wrecking ball in order to knock down a wall of cups. The challenge is: they can’t knock down the paper houses!
Preview activity

Exploration

10 mins

Grade K

Pushes & Pulls

Motion, Speed, & Strength

K-PS2-1

5645 reviews
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