Science · Stage 2

Forces Change Things

A push or a pull is a force — and a force can change how things MOVE and their SHAPE!

✦ Science📘 Stage 2 · S2⏱ ~9 min🧒 Ages 6–7★ Free to start
show a force can change how something moves and change its shape.
Kavi the owl for Science
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Kavi's Squishy, Zoomy Day

Kavi gives a ball a push ⚽ — it zooms off! Then Kavi squeezes a lump of soft dough and it goes flat 🫓. "A push or a pull is a force," hoots Kavi. "And a force can change how a thing moves — or even change its shape! Let's find out what forces can do."

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What your child will learn

1What can a force do?A push or a pull is a force. Tap each thing a force can do.
2Two kinds of changeA force can do two big jobs. Tap each card.
3What will the force do?Scientists guess first, then check. Tap Next test → for more!
4Move it or shape it?Be the scientist! For each action, does the force change how it MOVES, or change its SHAPE?
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A peek inside

You squeeze a soft sponge 🧽. What does the force change?
The sponge does not zoom away — it gets squashed smaller in your hand.

Try this at home: Fill the blank: A push or a pull is a ______.

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Part of Science · Stage 2 · S2 on KAVI Academy — a secular, whole-child learning platform for ages 5–12.