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

LessonPrint · K-PS2-1 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Straight, Zigzag, Round and Round

Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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