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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 happens when the push is harder?
2.Why does every child push the same ball?
  • A.So only the push is different
  • B.So nobody loses it
  • C.Because it is the biggest ball
3.Why does every push start from the same line?
  • A.So the ball goes faster
  • B.So the line stays clean
  • C.So the steps can be counted from the same place
4.How could you tell which push sent the ball furthest?
  • A.Listen to it roll
  • B.Count the steps to where it stopped
  • C.Look at its color
5.One child pushes on carpet and one on the hall floor. Is that fair?
  • A.Yes, it is fair
  • B.Yes, carpet is the same as wood
  • C.No, the floor should be the same for both
6.What should you do if one roll hits a chair?
  • A.Stop the test
  • B.Roll it again
  • C.Count it anyway
7.The hard push went 6 steps and the soft push 1 step. Which was stronger?
  • A.The soft push
  • B.They were the same
  • C.The hard push

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Answer key — How Far the Ball Rolled

Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. 6 steps. 2. A harder push moves the ball further. 3. The ball rolls further.
  2. 2.So only the push is different
  3. 3.So the steps can be counted from the same place
  4. 4.Count the steps to where it stopped
  5. 5.No, the floor should be the same for both
  6. 6.Roll it again
  7. 7.The hard push

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