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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 spinning top whirls in one spot
  • A sled slides toward you
  • A toy car goes zigzag
  • A pinwheel spins around
  • A.Wind pushing on its blades
  • B.A quick twist with your fingers
  • C.A push one way, then the other way, again and again
  • D.A pull on its rope
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • A rolling ball stops
  • A swing goes back and forth
  • A ball rolls straight across the room
  • A rolling ball turns to one side
  • A.One push away, then it swings back
  • B.A push from the side
  • 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 13. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. A spinning top whirls in one spot — B (A quick twist with your fingers) 2. A sled slides toward you — D (A pull on its rope) 3. A toy car goes zigzag — C (A push one way, then the other way, again and again) 4. A pinwheel spins around — A (Wind pushing on its blades)
  2. 2.1. A rolling ball stops — C (A push against the way it is rolling) 2. A swing goes back and forth — A (One push away, then it swings back) 3. A ball rolls straight across the room — D (One push, all in one direction) 4. A rolling ball turns to one side — B (A push from the side)

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