Things Move

A Science A–Z Physical Series

Word Count: 201

Things
Move

Written by Rhonda Lucas Donald

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 KEY ELEMENTS USED IN THIS BOOK
The Big Idea: The world around us is in motion, full of living and

Things nonliving things that move in ways that can be predicted and described.
Pushing, pulling, friction, and gravity are all forces that affect objects.
These forces can make things move, change their speed, change their
Move direction, and stop them. Much of daily life depends on motion. We
have to judge the amount of force to use when causing things to move,
stop, or change direction. Knowing how and why things move allows us
to work, play, get around, and complete everyday tasks.
Key words: bounce, down, fall, fast, force, heavy, light, move, pull, push, rest,
roll, slow, speed, stop, swing, turn, up

Key comprehension skill: Cause and effect

Other suitable comprehension skills: Compare and contrast; classify information;
main idea and details; identify facts; elements of a genre

Key reading strategy: Summarize

Other suitable reading strategies: Connect to prior knowledge; ask and answer
questions; visualize; retell

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Written by Rhonda Lucas Donald Reading Levels

Things Move
© Learning A–Z Learning A–Z I
Written by Rhonda Lucas Donald Lexile 350L

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Correlations
Fountas and Pinnell* I
www.sciencea-z.com *Correlated independent reading level
All around you, things move.
Things roll, bounce, and fly. What makes things move?
Kids run and jump. Let’s find out.
3 4
 Push the
scooter.

Pull the
sled.

Things stay at rest until

a force moves them. A A little force can move
push is a force. A pull things that are light. Empty
is a force, too. swings are easy to push.
5 6
It takes more force
to move heavy things. Speed is how fast
A swing with a person something moves. Things
on it is harder to push. can move fast or slow.
7 8
 Forces can also change
the way things move. A car
More force makes things can move up or down a
move faster. Less force hill. It can turn from side to
makes things move slower. side. It can make a circle.
9 10
 Moving things keep moving.
How are these things moving? It takes a force to stop them.
11 12
When a force stops a car, If you let go of an egg,
you keep moving. So use it falls. Crack! A force
your seat belt or car seat! pulled it to the ground.
13 14
A force also pulls you
toward the ground. This Forces move things
is why you go down a slide. in many fun ways!
15 16