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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 merry-go-round goes round and round
  • A pinwheel spins around
  • A sled slides toward you
  • A ball bounces back off a wall
  • A.Wind pushing on its blades
  • B.A pull on its rope
  • C.Pushes on its edge, the same way each time
  • D.The wall pushes it back the other way
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • A ball rolls straight across the room
  • A rolling ball stops
  • A swing goes back and forth
  • A rolling ball turns to one side
  • A.A push from the side
  • B.One push away, then it swings back
  • C.A push against the way it is rolling
  • D.One push, all in one direction

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Answer key — Straight, Zigzag, Round and Round

Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. A merry-go-round goes round and round — C (Pushes on its edge, the same way each time) 2. A pinwheel spins around — A (Wind pushing on its blades) 3. A sled slides toward you — B (A pull on its rope) 4. A ball bounces back off a wall — D (The wall pushes it back the other way)
  2. 2.1. A ball rolls straight across the room — D (One push, all in one direction) 2. A rolling ball stops — C (A push against the way it is rolling) 3. A swing goes back and forth — B (One push away, then it swings back) 4. A rolling ball turns to one side — A (A push from the side)

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