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

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Answer key — Straight, Zigzag, Round and Round

Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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