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๐Ÿ—๏ธ The Pulley

Oomble Learning Activity Sheet

1. Color the story

๐Ÿชฃโฌ†๏ธ๐Ÿ 

How do we lift a bucket up to the roof?

โญ•๐Ÿชขโฌ‡๏ธ

A pulley is a wheel with a rope over it. Pull down on one side...

โฌ‡๏ธ๐Ÿชขโฌ†๏ธ๐Ÿชฃ

...and the bucket goes up on the other! Pulling down is easier, you can use your body weight.

๐Ÿšฉ๐Ÿชฃ๐Ÿ—๏ธ

Flagpoles, water wells and giant cranes all use pulleys.

2. Circle the right ones

Circle the things that use pulleys!

๐Ÿ—๏ธ
crane
๐Ÿšฉ
flagpole
๐Ÿชฃ
well bucket
๐ŸŽ
apple
๐Ÿงฆ
sock
๐Ÿ›—
lift elevator

3. Trace the words

ROPE
PULL
UP

4. Unscramble

P E R O
L L P U
P U

5. Draw a line to sort

๐Ÿšฉ pull flag rope down โ—
๐Ÿ—๏ธ crane winds rope in โ—
๐Ÿ”“ crane lets rope out โ—
โฌ†๏ธ Load goes UP
โฌ‡๏ธ Load goes DOWN
โ— pull well rope down ๐Ÿชฃ
โ— let go of the rope ๐Ÿชข
โ— lower the basket ๐Ÿงบ

โญ Great job, explorer! Color your Pulley Puller star! โญ