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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 soft push send the ball?
  2. 2. How far did the hard push send the ball?
  3. 3. What happens when the push is harder?
2.The hard push went 6 steps and the soft push 1 step. Which was stronger?
  • A.They were the same
  • B.The hard push
  • C.The soft push
3.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
4.What should you do if one roll hits a chair?
  • A.Stop the test
  • B.Roll it again
  • C.Count it anyway
5.You want the ball to stop sooner. What could you change?
  • A.Use a lighter line
  • B.Push it harder
  • C.Push it more gently
6.One child pushes on carpet and one on the hall floor. Is that fair?
  • A.Yes, carpet is the same as wood
  • B.No, the floor should be the same for both
  • C.Yes, it is fair
7.Why write down how far each push went?
  • A.So we can compare the pushes afterward
  • B.So the ball remembers
  • C.To make the page full

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Answer key — How Far the Ball Rolled

Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. 1 step. 2. 6 steps. 3. The ball rolls further.
  2. 2.The hard push
  3. 3.We agree soft, medium and hard before we start
  4. 4.Roll it again
  5. 5.Push it more gently
  6. 6.No, the floor should be the same for both
  7. 7.So we can compare the pushes afterward

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