Desk-Olympics: Marble Race

Who will win the marble race in this two-page physical science worksheet? Students will become “Force Engineers” as they investigate how the strength of a force affects the distance a marble travels. Students will plan an investigation, conduct a multi-step experiment, and interpret the data they acquired through short-answer questions. 

This worksheet boosts students’ understanding of how pushes can change an object’s motion. Designed for third graders, this activity encourages scientific inquiry, observation, measurement, and data interpretation skills while helping students use evidence to support claims about the relationship between force and motion. 

To learn more about different forces, have students try Compare the Strengths of Magnetic Forces #1 and Balanced and Unbalanced Forces #1.