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Straight, Zigzag, Round and Round is a free printable Kindergarten science worksheet on how the direction of pushes and pulls decides the way something moves, aligned to NGSS performance expectation K-PS2-1. It prints 2 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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Straight, Zigzag, Round and Round

K-PS2-1

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Draw a line from each movement to the push or pull that makes it.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • A swing goes back and forth
  • A rolling ball stops
  • A toy car goes zigzag
  • A sled slides toward you
  • A.A push one way, then the other way, again and again
  • B.One push away, then it swings back
  • C.A push against the way it is rolling
  • D.A pull on its rope
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • A pinwheel spins around
  • A merry-go-round goes round and round
  • A ball bounces back off a wall
  • A spinning top whirls in one spot
  • A.The wall pushes it back the other way
  • B.Pushes on its edge, the same way each time
  • C.Wind pushing on its blades
  • D.A quick twist with your fingers

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Answer key — Straight, Zigzag, Round and Round

Set 10. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. A swing goes back and forth — B (One push away, then it swings back) 2. A rolling ball stops — C (A push against the way it is rolling) 3. A toy car goes zigzag — A (A push one way, then the other way, again and again) 4. A sled slides toward you — D (A pull on its rope)
  2. 2.1. A pinwheel spins around — C (Wind pushing on its blades) 2. A merry-go-round goes round and round — B (Pushes on its edge, the same way each time) 3. A ball bounces back off a wall — A (The wall pushes it back the other way) 4. A spinning top whirls in one spot — D (A quick twist with your fingers)

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