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Science
Quarter 3 - Module 7,
Week 7: Describe the Characteristics
and Uses of Pulley

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Science - Grade 6
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Quarter 3 - Module 7: Describe the Characteristics and Uses of
Pulley
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Science
Quarter 3-Module 7:
Describe the Characteristics and
Uses of Pulley

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 What I Need to Know

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different benefits of separating mixtures. It also includes valuing its beneficial use for
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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page

COVER PAGE
COPYRIGHT PAGE
TITLE PAGE …………………………………………………………………..
INTRODUCTORY MESSAGE ………………………………… .................

Icons of this Module ……………………………………………………….

TABLE OF CONTENTS……………………………………………………….

Lesson 1 - Describe the Characteristics and Uses of Pulley 1

What I Need to Know …………………………………………………. 1

What I Know: Multiple Choice Test…………………………………… 1
What’s In: Activity 1: Remember Me………………………………….. 1-2
What’s New: Pull Me Up…..……………………………………………. 2
What is It: Let’s Discuss………………………………………………… 3
What’s More: Activity 3:Know Me……………………………………………... 3
What I Have Learned: Activity 4: Know Me Better……….…………………… 3
What I Can Do: Activity 5: What Am I For…………………………………….. 4
Assessment: Multiple Choice Test ………………………………………….… 4
Additional Activities: Complete Me….……………………………………..…. 5
Answer Keys …………………………………………………………………… 6
References ……………………………………………………………. 7
 Lesson Describe the Characteristics and
1 Uses of Pulley

Good day Learner! Every day, we are using different simple machines without even noticing
them. These simple machines can be used in many ways. Many of these machines are
useful in doing our daily chores. This lesson helps you learn the concept of describing the
characteristics and uses of pulley

What I Need To Know

After going through this lesson, you are expected to:
1. identify characteristics and uses of pulley
2. describe the characteristics and uses of pulley
3. value the importance of each characteristics and uses of pulley

What I Know
Pre-Test: Multiple Choice

Directions: Read and analyse each item carefully. Write the letter that corresponds the best
answer in your activity notebook.

1. Which is not a type of simple machine?

A. Spring B. Screw C. Pulley D. Wedge
2. What type of simple machine is found on the floor of a bathtub?
A. Screw B. Inclined plane C. Wedge D. Pulley
3. Which of these is an example of a wedge?
A. Skateboard B. Broom C. Stairs D. Butter Knife
4. Which is an example of someone using a simple machine to do work?
A. A boy runs across a football field
B. A banker counts money
C. A mother pushes a stroller up a ramp into a building
D. A girl eats a sandwich
5. Jan is using a screwdriver to insert a screw. The screwdriver is being used as
A. A pulley B. A screw C. A lever D. A wheel and axle

What’s In
Activity 1: Remember Me
In the previous lesson, you were able to learn about the inclined plane and lever . An
inclined plane makes moving and lifting things easier. It is a flat, slanted surface that works
like a ramp and a lever is a bar that pivots or turns on a fixed point. The fixed point is called
the fulcrum.

Directions: Read the questions below carefully. Then, choose the letter of the correct
answer. Write your answers in your activity notebook.

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 1. A carpenter will use 50 cement bags on the 3rd floor of the building. He needs a
companion in order to transport the cement but nobody of his co-worker is available.
What will he do?
A. He can use the ramp to transport the heavy cement by the help of a
wheelbarrow.
B. He will transport the cement one by one.
C. He will use slides to transport the cement.
D. Wait until his co-worker is available.
2. Marina prepares bouquets of roses for her sister’s début. She wants to surprise her
sister and visit her in their condo unit but the elevator is not available.What will
Hananie do to accomplish her mission?
A. She will comeback to their home and wait until the elevator is available.
B. She will use the stair of the condo to surprise her sister.
C. She will blame the management of the condo.
D. She will punch the security guard.
3. Kim is preparing for fruit salad. She slices apples, watermelon, mango and
banana. What type of lever will she used?
A.Tweezers B. Hammer C. Knife D. Spoon
4. Joana wants to get the nail in the wood. What object will he used?
A. Fork B. Hammer C. Pliers D. Screw Driver
5. Peralis family wants to have a picnic in the park. Their youngest child is very fond in
playing slides. What type of simple machine do slides belong?
A. Lever B. Screw C. Inclined Plane D. Pulley

What’s New

Activity 2: Pull Me UP
Pulleys can be found everywhere to help make tasks easier. In addition to lifting
things, pulleys can be used singly or with many pulleys working together in order to transport
people or things.

What might the woman doing with the cord, wheel and hook?

Which basic simple machine is she using?

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 What Is It

A pulley is a wheel that rotates freely, a rope is wound around the grove of the
wheel. It can help you lift things. A Pulley may be fixed or movable. A fixed pulley changes
the direction of force because the force moves downward while the load moves upward. The
movable pulley is one that is attached to a load and moves as the load moves. Both the force
and load move upward. A pulley is a wheel that carries a flexible rope, cord, cable, chain, or
belt on its rim. Pulleys are used singly or in combination to transmit energy and motion. It is a
wheel that is used with a cord or rope. When you pull it downward, the other end lifts upward.
All over the country Philippine flags are raised into the air every morning and
lowered later in the afternoon. A simple machine called a pulley helps a person raise and
lower the flag. A pulley is a wheel with a groove in it, and a rope in the groove. The wheel
can be any size, and the length of the rope can vary as well. The wheel can also be called a
drum or a sheave.
Pulleys are simple machines that make daily life so easy. As the names suggest,
pulleys are used to pull and lift heavy loads. These are simple machines that make our life
very easy, and unknowingly, we use them so many time on most days.

What’s More
Activity 3: Know Me

Directions: Write the name of the simple machine that is associated with each item.
Choose your answer from the box below. Write your answer on your
activity notebook.

Inclined Plane Lever Pulley

1. stapler- _______________
2. slide- _______________
3. broom- _______________
4. roof of the house- __________
5. hammer-_______________

What I Have Learned

Activity 4: Know Me Better

Directions: Write T if statement is true and F if it is false statement. Write your answer in
your Activity Notebook.

_______ 1. Machines make a job easier.

_______ 2. A light bulb is a kind of lever.
_______ 3. An inclined plane makes work harder.
_______ 4. A hammer is a kind of lever.
_______ 5. A pencil sharpener is a kind of pulley.

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 What I Can Do
Activity 5: What Am I For?

Directions: Fill in the table with the needed information.

How does this simple machine helps you

Simple Machine
in doing work?

Assessment

Multiple Choice Test

Directions: Read and analyse each item carefully.Choose the letter that corresponds to
your answer. Write your answer in your Activity Notebook.

1. Which is not a type of simple machine?

A. Spring B. Screw C. Pulley D. Wedge
2. What type of simple machine is found on the floor of a bathtub?
A. Screw B. Inclined plane C. Wedge D. Pulley
3. Which of these is an example of a wedge?
A. Skateboard B. Broom C. Stairs D. Butter Knife
4. Which is an example of someone using a simple machine to do work?
A. A boy runs across a football field
B. A banker counts money
C. A mother pushes a stroller up a ramp into a building
D. A girl eats a sandwich
5. Jan is using a screwdriver to insert a screw. The screwdriver is being used as
A. A pulley B. A screw C. A lever D. A wheel and axle

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 Additional Activities

Activity 6: Complete Me
Directions: Read and analyze the sentences below. Choose your answer from the
word choices in the box.

Pulleys Fans
Engines
Clotheslines Cranes

1. ___________can use pulley systems in order to make it easier to pull

clothes towards the user.
2. ___________can be used to place bird-feeders high in trees or on poles,
and then to pull them down when they need to be refilled or
removed.
3. ___________is a type of pulley that is used in construction.
4. ___________utilize a pulley system in order to work.
5. ___________with chains are utilizing a pulley system in order to be
turned on.

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 Answer Key

Lesson 1

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References:
 Division of Lanao del Norte, Science 6 Third Quarter DLP 2019, Week 9, Day 1&
2,pp 347-354
 The New Science Links 6 (Work text in Science and Technology) page 366

Online Reference:
https://examples.yourdictionary.com/pulley-examples.html

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