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Grade 2 · Science · Unit 10 of 10

Build It to Move

Make something move and test it

What your child practises

Practises building an object that moves in a chosen way, and predicting and testing what makes it go faster or slower.

Prince Edward Island Curriculum curriculum outcome: Physical Science: Relative Position and Motion · building objects that move and testing what makes them faster or slower

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Which would slide best down a ramp?

    • a wad of sticky tape
    • a smooth plastic lid
    • a velvet pillow
    • a rough rock

  2. Question 2

    You make a ramp flatter. Will the toy car go faster or slower?

    • slower
    • backward
    • the same speed
    • faster

  3. Question 3

    Which material would not work for rolling wheels?

    • a round lid
    • a flat square of cardboard
    • a round button
    • a round cap

  4. Question 4

    When something moves, its position…

    • disappears
    • changes
    • stays the same
    • is always zero

  5. Question 5

    Your car rolled 40 cm. Your friend’s rolled 60 cm. What does the test show?

    • Your car went farther
    • Your friend’s car went farther
    • Neither moved
    • They went the same

  6. Question 6

    You guess a heavier car will roll farther. How do you check?

    • Roll both cars and measure
    • Ask a friend to guess
    • Wait a day
    • Look at the colours

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