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? True or false: the same cup of coins is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🏗️ With one fixed pulley, which way do you pull the string to lift the cup? (a) in a circle (b) up (c) sideways (d) down
- 3.⚙️ Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a see-saw (b) a sloping road (c) a bottle opener (d) a well pulley
- 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a see-saw? (a) a pulley (b) a wheel and axle (c) a lever (d) an inclined plane
- 5.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the thread-reel pulley? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the thread-reel pulley. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a balloon (c) string (d) an empty thread reel
- 7.⚖️ 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 cup of coins (b) how hard we must pull (c) the lifting height (d) number of pulleys
- 8.True or false: a spoon lifting a lid is a lever. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the thread-reel pulley? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) a small paper cup
- 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the thread-reel pulley? (a) turmeric powder (b) a pencil (c) an empty thread reel (d) coins as the load
- 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the thread-reel pulley? (a) string (b) a magnet (c) coins as the load (d) a pencil
- 12.🇮🇳 Where do we see a pulley at school on Independence Day? (a) in the tap (b) on the blackboard (c) on the bench (d) on the flagpole
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — is lifting the cup easier with one pulley or with two? What do we do with “the same cup of coins”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 14.True or false: a doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
- 15.True or false: a doorknob is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — is lifting the cup easier with one pulley or with two? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how hard we must pull (b) number of pulleys (c) the same cup of coins
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — is lifting the cup easier with one pulley or with two? True or false: the same string is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — is lifting the cup easier with one pulley or with two? True or false: the lifting height is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 19.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the thread-reel pulley. Which one is NOT needed? (a) string (b) coins as the load (c) yeast (d) an empty thread reel
- 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the thread-reel pulley? (a) string (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
- 22.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the thread-reel pulley? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the thread-reel pulley. Which one is NOT needed? (a) coins as the load (b) a small paper cup (c) string (d) a battery cell
- 24.⚙️ Which of these is a lever? (a) a doorknob (b) a steering wheel (c) a crowbar (d) a flagpole
- 25.⚙️ Which of these is a lever? (a) a slide (b) a flagpole (c) a see-saw (d) a tap handle
- 26.⚙️ Which of these is a lever? (a) a well pulley (b) a ramp (c) a bottle opener (d) a slide
- 27.🧺 Do we need coins as the load for the thread-reel pulley? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 28.🛟 Why should you never stand under a load being lifted? (a) it gets hot (b) it is magnetic (c) it might sing (d) it could fall on you
- 29.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the thread-reel pulley? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the thread-reel pulley. Which one is NOT needed? (a) coins as the load (b) an empty thread reel (c) a small paper cup (d) turmeric powder
- 31.⚙️ Which of these uses a pulley? (a) a slide (b) a bottle opener (c) a spoon lifting a lid (d) a flagpole
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — is lifting the cup easier with one pulley or with two? Which of these is kept the same? (a) number of pulleys (b) how hard we must pull (c) the same string
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — is lifting the cup easier with one pulley or with two? What do we do with “number of pulleys”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 34.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the thread-reel pulley? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the thread-reel pulley? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) an empty thread reel
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the thread-reel pulley. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small paper cup (b) an empty thread reel (c) a pencil (d) a mirror
- 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the thread-reel pulley? (a) an empty thread reel (b) a mirror (c) string (d) a pencil
- 38.⚙️ Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a spoon lifting a lid (b) a bottle opener (c) a crane (d) a doorknob
- 39.🔮 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
- 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a sloping road? (a) a lever (b) an inclined plane (c) a wheel and axle (d) a pulley
Answer key
- True
- down
- a sloping road
- a lever
- not needed
- a balloon
- number of pulleys
- True
- a small paper cup
- turmeric powder
- a magnet
- on the flagpole
- we keep it the same
- True
- False
- the same cup of coins
- True
- True
- we measure it
- yeast
- string
- not needed
- a battery cell
- a crowbar
- a see-saw
- a bottle opener
- needed
- it could fall on you
- not needed
- turmeric powder
- a flagpole
- the same string
- we change it
- not needed
- an empty thread reel
- a mirror
- a mirror
- a doorknob
- 20 cm
- an inclined plane
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