Pulley STEM Project Worksheet
What you do (Pull down, lift up): 1. Push the pencil through the thread reel; an adult holds the pencil ends level. 2. Tie the paper cup to one end of the string and lay the string over the reel. 3. Put coins in the cup and pull the other end down. 4. Feel how hard you pull; never stand under the load or wrap string round your fingers.
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- 1.⚖️ Fair test — is lifting the cup easier with one pulley or with two? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same string (b) the lifting height (c) how hard we must pull (d) number of pulleys
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — is lifting the cup easier with one pulley or with two? True or false: the same cup of coins is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🧺 Do we need string for the thread-reel pulley? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — is lifting the cup easier with one pulley or with two? What do we do with “how hard we must pull”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 5.🇮🇳 Where do we see a pulley at school on Independence Day? (a) on the blackboard (b) on the bench (c) on the flagpole (d) in the tap
- 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the thread-reel pulley? (a) an empty thread reel (b) coins as the load (c) string (d) a balloon
- 7.True or false: a doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🔮 With a moving pulley, to lift the cup 10 cm you must pull the string about ___. (a) 10 cm (b) 20 cm (c) 40 cm (d) 5 cm
- 9.⚙️ Which of these uses a pulley? (a) a tap handle (b) a crowbar (c) a sloping road (d) a crane
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — is lifting the cup easier with one pulley or with two? True or false: the same cup of coins is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the thread-reel pulley? (a) yeast (b) a pencil (c) a small paper cup (d) an empty thread reel
- 12.True or false: a crane uses a pulley. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the thread-reel pulley. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) coins as the load (c) an empty thread reel (d) string
- 14.⚙️ Which of these is a lever? (a) a well pulley (b) a steering wheel (c) a crowbar (d) a slide
- 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a sloping road? (a) a lever (b) an inclined plane (c) a wheel and axle (d) a pulley
- 16.🏗️ With one fixed pulley, which way do you pull the string to lift the cup? (a) sideways (b) up (c) in a circle (d) down
- 17.🛟 Why should you not wrap the string around your finger? (a) it gets wet (b) it gets longer (c) it turns blue (d) it can hurt your finger
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — is lifting the cup easier with one pulley or with two? True or false: how hard we must pull is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the thread-reel pulley. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a small paper cup (c) an empty thread reel (d) string
- 20.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the thread-reel pulley. (a) False (b) True
- 21.📘 A pulley is a wheel with a groove for a ___. (a) rope (b) nail (c) magnet (d) battery
- 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the thread-reel pulley? (a) a pencil (b) coins as the load (c) a battery cell (d) a small paper cup
- 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the thread-reel pulley. Which one is NOT needed? (a) coins as the load (b) a pencil (c) a balloon (d) an empty thread reel
- 24.True or false: a sloping road uses a pulley. (a) True (b) False
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — is lifting the cup easier with one pulley or with two? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same cup of coins (b) the same string (c) how hard we must pull (d) number of pulleys
- 26.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the thread-reel pulley. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the thread-reel pulley? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — is lifting the cup easier with one pulley or with two? True or false: the lifting height is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the thread-reel pulley. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) coins as the load (c) an empty thread reel (d) a pencil
- 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the thread-reel pulley? (a) an empty thread reel (b) a small paper cup (c) a mirror (d) a pencil
- 31.🛟 Why should you never stand under a load being lifted? (a) it might sing (b) it could fall on you (c) it is magnetic (d) it gets hot
- 32.⚙️ Which of these uses a pulley? (a) a doorknob (b) a steering wheel (c) a slide (d) a flagpole
- 33.🧺 Do we need a small paper cup for the thread-reel pulley? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — is lifting the cup easier with one pulley or with two? What do we do with “the same string”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 35.True or false: a see-saw is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
- 36.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the thread-reel pulley. (a) False (b) True
- 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a slide? (a) an inclined plane (b) a lever (c) a pulley (d) a wheel and axle
- 38.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the thread-reel pulley? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 39.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
- 40.⚙️ Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crowbar (b) a slide (c) a ramp (d) a doorknob
Answer key
- number of pulleys
- True
- needed
- we measure it
- on the flagpole
- a balloon
- True
- 20 cm
- a crane
- False
- yeast
- True
- turmeric powder
- a crowbar
- an inclined plane
- down
- it can hurt your finger
- True
- a mirror
- False
- rope
- a battery cell
- a balloon
- False
- how hard we must pull
- True
- not needed
- False
- a magnet
- a mirror
- it could fall on you
- a flagpole
- needed
- we keep it the same
- False
- True
- an inclined plane
- not needed
- True
- a doorknob
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