Video Instructions
Learn to make a pala’ie, a Native Hawaiian ball and loop game. Then play pala’ie to use forces of push and pull.
STEM Exploration Lesson
Motion & Force: Push & Pull with Pala'ie
Grades: K-1
Time: 30 minutes
Overview
Make and play with palaʻie, a Native Hawaiian ball and hoop game, to learn about applying forces of push and pull and to continue practicing how to count by 10’s
Materials
Goals
Objectives
Next Generation Science Standards
Materials
- Ribs of 12 fresh green coconut leaflets*, about 28-36 inches long (you can get more than enough leaflets from one coconut frond)
- A square pieces of cloth (at least 10 inches x 10 inches)
- Newspaper
- String or yarn
- Scissors
- Optional: Small rubber bands
*In this lesson you will be making a traditional Hawaiian toy with a handle, ball and string. Traditionally the handle is made from braiding the ribs of coconut leaflets. If you do not have access to a coconut frond, you can skip braiding the handle and use one of the following household items for your handle instead. You can use a plastic mixing spoon, a mesh colander, a measuring cup, a small aquarium net, or something similar. You will just need one of these items to make your handle.
Goals
- Understand the relationship between motion and force.
- Identify examples of push versus pull.
Objectives
- Learn about how objecs move by forces of push and pull.
- Play a game to learn about how objects move and stop by forces of push and pull; and
- Repeatedly count by 10’s to 50 (or to 100) while performing an action;
Next Generation Science Standards
PS2.A: Forces and Motion: Pushes and pulls can have different stregnths and directions.
K-PS2-1; K-PS2-2: Pushing or pulling on an object can change the speed or direction of its motion and can start or stop it.
Optional:
Activity Instructions
Flip through the slides to learn how to make your very own pala’ie! When you play with the pala’ie, remember to use the forces of push and pull to move the ball.
Also, continue practicing counting by 10’s: count in your head each time you catch the ball in the hoop. Then whenever you reach a 10’s number, say that number out loud!