Roll, Slide or Spin? is a free printable Kindergarten science worksheet on how a push makes different things roll, slide or spin, aligned to NGSS performance expectation K-PS2-1. It prints 3 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.
Set 19 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Roll, Slide or Spin?
K-PS2-1
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Sort each one into how it moves when pushed.
1.Sort each one: It rolls or It slides or It spins around?
Sort: A bike wheel turned by hand, the bike upside down, A ball pushed along the floor, A box pushed across the floor
It rollsIt slidesIt spins around
2.Sort each one: It rolls or It slides or It spins around?
Sort: A hoop pushed along the path, A pinwheel blown by the wind, A puck hit across the ice
It rollsIt slidesIt spins around
3.Sort each one: It rolls or It slides or It spins around?
Sort: A tin can on its side, pushed, A merry-go-round pushed at its edge, An ice cube pushed across a tray
It rollsIt slidesIt spins around
LessonPrint · K-PS2-1 · Set 19 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Roll, Slide or Spin?
Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A ball pushed along the floor — It rolls 2. A bike wheel turned by hand, the bike upside down — It spins around 3. A box pushed across the floor — It slides
2.1. A hoop pushed along the path — It rolls 2. A pinwheel blown by the wind — It spins around 3. A puck hit across the ice — It slides
3.1. A merry-go-round pushed at its edge — It spins around 2. A tin can on its side, pushed — It rolls 3. An ice cube pushed across a tray — It slides
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to K-PS2-1 of the Next Generation Science Standards.