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

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Answer key — Straight, Zigzag, Round and Round

Set 23. Prints on its own sheet.

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