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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the thread-reel pulley. Which one is NOT needed? (a) string (b) an empty thread reel (c) coins as the load (d) a battery cell
- 2.🛟 Why should you never stand under a load being lifted? (a) it might sing (b) it is magnetic (c) it gets hot (d) it could fall on you
- 3.🇮🇳 Where do we see a pulley at school on Independence Day? (a) on the blackboard (b) in the tap (c) on the flagpole (d) on the bench
- 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the thread-reel pulley? (a) a magnet (b) coins as the load (c) yeast (d) a battery cell
- 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a ramp? (a) a pulley (b) a lever (c) a wheel and axle (d) an inclined plane
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — is lifting the cup easier with one pulley or with two? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how hard we must pull (b) number of pulleys (c) the lifting height (d) the same string
- 7.True or false: a crane is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
- 8.True or false: a pencil is needed for the thread-reel pulley. (a) True (b) False
- 9.⚖️ 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
- 10.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the thread-reel pulley. (a) True (b) False
- 11.True or false: string is not needed for the thread-reel pulley. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the thread-reel pulley. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) string (c) an empty thread reel (d) a magnet
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — is lifting the cup easier with one pulley or with two? True or false: number of pulleys is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the thread-reel pulley? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the thread-reel pulley? (a) a mirror (b) coins as the load (c) an empty thread reel (d) string
- 16.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the thread-reel pulley. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: a spoon lifting a lid is a lever. (a) True (b) False
- 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane? (a) a pulley (b) a lever (c) a wheel and axle (d) an inclined plane
- 19.🛟 Why should you not wrap the string around your finger? (a) it gets longer (b) it gets wet (c) it turns blue (d) it can hurt your finger
- 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the thread-reel pulley? (a) yeast (b) an empty thread reel (c) turmeric powder (d) a mirror
- 21.True or false: a small paper cup is needed for the thread-reel pulley. (a) False (b) True
- 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) a wheel and axle (b) a lever (c) a pulley (d) an inclined plane
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — is lifting the cup easier with one pulley or with two? True or false: number of pulleys is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the thread-reel pulley? (a) a pencil (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) turmeric powder
- 25.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the thread-reel pulley. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: string is needed for the thread-reel pulley. (a) True (b) False
- 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) a wheel and axle (b) a lever (c) an inclined plane (d) a pulley
- 28.True or false: a small paper cup is not needed for the thread-reel pulley. (a) False (b) True
- 29.⚖️ 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) the same string (c) how hard we must pull
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — is lifting the cup easier with one pulley or with two? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the lifting height (b) the same cup of coins (c) how hard we must pull (d) number of pulleys
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — is lifting the cup easier with one pulley or with two? What do we do with “the lifting height”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 32.🔮 Predict: you add a moving pulley that holds the cup. The pull needed becomes ___. (a) double (b) zero (c) the same (d) about half
- 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a see-saw? (a) a wheel and axle (b) an inclined plane (c) a lever (d) a pulley
- 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the thread-reel pulley? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) string
- 35.📘 A pulley is a wheel with a groove for a ___. (a) nail (b) magnet (c) rope (d) battery
- 36.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 37.⚙️ Which of these uses a pulley? (a) a sloping road (b) a see-saw (c) a ramp (d) a crane
- 38.⚙️ Which of these is a lever? (a) a crane (b) a steering wheel (c) a slide (d) a spoon lifting a lid
- 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the thread-reel pulley. Which one is NOT needed? (a) string (b) a small paper cup (c) a balloon (d) coins as the load
- 40.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
Answer key
- a battery cell
- it could fall on you
- on the flagpole
- coins as the load
- an inclined plane
- number of pulleys
- False
- True
- True
- False
- False
- a magnet
- False
- not needed
- a mirror
- False
- True
- a pulley
- it can hurt your finger
- an empty thread reel
- True
- a lever
- True
- a pencil
- False
- True
- a lever
- False
- the same string
- how hard we must pull
- we keep it the same
- about half
- a lever
- string
- rope
- we keep it the same
- a crane
- a spoon lifting a lid
- a balloon
- we measure it
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