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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 rolling ball stops
  • A ball bounces back off a wall
  • A.The wall pushes it back the other way
  • B.Wind pushing on its blades
  • C.A push against the way it is rolling
  • D.Pushes on its edge, the same way each time
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • A toy car goes zigzag
  • A swing goes back and forth
  • A ball rolls straight across the room
  • A rolling ball turns to one side
  • A.A push one way, then the other way, again and again
  • B.One push away, then it swings back
  • C.A push from the side
  • D.One push, all in one direction

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Answer key — Straight, Zigzag, Round and Round

Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. A merry-go-round goes round and round — D (Pushes on its edge, the same way each time) 2. A pinwheel spins around — B (Wind pushing on its blades) 3. A rolling ball stops — C (A push against the way it is rolling) 4. A ball bounces back off a wall — A (The wall pushes it back the other way)
  2. 2.1. A toy car goes zigzag — A (A push one way, then the other way, again and again) 2. A swing goes back and forth — B (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 — C (A push from the side)

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