Talk About It!
We can learn about forces in sports by reading text and by asking and answering questions.
Read the text below and answer the questions that follow.
A force changes the motion of an object. A force can speed up the object, slow down the object, or change the direction the object moves.
How do baseball players use force?
What are three ways to change the motion of an object?
What are some ways that you could change the force of an object?
They swing the bat and hit the ball.
Speed up the object, slow it down, or change its direction.
There are many possible answers, for example: roll a toy car down a ramp, kick a ball, change the direction that you are riding your bike
Speed up the object, slow it down, or change its direction.
There are many possible answers, for example: roll a toy car down a ramp, kick a ball, change the direction that you are riding your bike
