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How Far the Ball Rolled is a free printable Kindergarten science worksheet on using a push test to compare the effect of soft and hard pushes, aligned to NGSS performance expectation K-PS2-1. It prints 7 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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How Far the Ball Rolled

K-PS2-1

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Read the record, then answer the questions.

1.Read the record, then answer the questions.

How Far the Ball Rolled

Our push test. Each child pushed the same ball from the same line. HOW FAR THE BALL ROLLED Soft push ......... 1 step Medium push ....... 3 steps Hard push ......... 6 steps Same ball, same line, same floor.

  1. 1. How far did the hard push send the ball?
  2. 2. What claim does this support?
  3. 3. What was kept the same in this test?
2.Who decides how hard each push is in a fair test?
  • A.Nobody, we push any way we like
  • B.The ball decides
  • C.We agree soft, medium and hard before we start
3.You want the ball to stop sooner. What could you change?
  • A.Push it more gently
  • B.Use a lighter line
  • C.Push it harder
4.What should you do if one roll hits a chair?
  • A.Count it anyway
  • B.Roll it again
  • C.Stop the test
5.One child pushes on carpet and one on the hall floor. Is that fair?
  • A.Yes, carpet is the same as wood
  • B.Yes, it is fair
  • C.No, the floor should be the same for both
6.Why does every push start from the same line?
  • A.So the line stays clean
  • B.So the steps can be counted from the same place
  • C.So the ball goes faster
7.A child pushes very softly. What do you think will happen?
  • A.The ball will go up
  • B.The ball will roll only a short way
  • C.The ball will roll across the whole hall

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Answer key — How Far the Ball Rolled

Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. 6 steps. 2. A harder push moves the ball further. 3. The same ball, the same line and the same floor.
  2. 2.We agree soft, medium and hard before we start
  3. 3.Push it more gently
  4. 4.Roll it again
  5. 5.No, the floor should be the same for both
  6. 6.So the steps can be counted from the same place
  7. 7.The ball will roll only a short way

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to K-PS2-1 of the Next Generation Science Standards.