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

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Answer key — Straight, Zigzag, Round and Round

Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.

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