What is a Force?

#force #push #pull #ngscience
What are forces? How do we use forces from day to day?

Everyday, we see things moving around us.
You move about when you walk, run and jump in the air.
A beachball moves when you give it a kick. A snow sled moves as its dragged through the snow. But things can't move on their own. To move something you need to use force. So what is a force?

A force is a push or a pull.

When you throw a basketball, you use a push force. A push is when you press something way from you. Push forces are cauing these things to move.

In a game of tug of war you, you use force to try to move the rope toward you. You use a pull force. A pull force moves things closer to you. Pull forces are causing these things to move.

Sometimes we use both pushes and pulls to make things move. Take a look.

What are some ways you make things move? What makes them move – a push or a pull?