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.
Question 1
Which would slide best down a ramp?
- a wad of sticky tape
- a smooth plastic lid
- a velvet pillow
- a rough rock
a smooth plastic lid
Hint: Smooth things slide well.
Question 2
You make a ramp flatter. Will the toy car go faster or slower?
- slower
- backward
- the same speed
- faster
slower
Hint: A gentle slope gives a smaller push.
Question 3
Which material would not work for rolling wheels?
- a round lid
- a flat square of cardboard
- a round button
- a round cap
a flat square of cardboard
Hint: A flat square can’t roll.
Question 4
When something moves, its position…
- disappears
- changes
- stays the same
- is always zero
changes
Hint: Moving means it is somewhere new.
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
Your friend’s car went farther
Hint: Compare the two numbers.
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
Roll both cars and measure
Hint: Testing gives real evidence.