LESSON EXEMPLAR IN SCIENCE 6-MELC BASED

COT 2

I. LESSON TITLE Simple Machines

II. MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING COMPETENCIES (MELCs)

Manipulate simple machines to describe their characteristics and uses.

(S6FE-IIIg-i-3)

III. CONTENT/CORE CONTENT Energy transformation in simple machines.

IV. LEARNING PHASES LEARNING ACTIVITIES

A. INTRODUCTION A. Look at the pictures: These are the things
that helps man work easier. Can you
name the tool the man uses? Let us find
out.
 B. Can you name other things that helps us
to make our task or work easier?

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Machines will help you make your tasks easier

and quicker. Moreover, accidents may happen
when machines break down or when used
improperly. You can get cut by sharp tools. They
may also tumble off your bikes or even get
injured when running simple machines.

-What are simple machines? Simple machines

are machines that have been used since ancient
times. These have been developed to make
work lighter and less difficult.

1. A pulley is a grooved wheel that turns

around an axle which is held in place by a
mounting bracket.
2. Levers have fulcrum or fixed point, point
of effort, and the load which is being
moved.
3. An inclined plane is another simple
machine. It is a plane tilted at an angle
with one end higher than the other.
4. Screw is a spiral inclined plane. It is
composed of a cylindrical body with a
spiral ridge called thread.
5. Wedges are typically good for cutting and
piercing.
6. Wheel and axle are a simple machine
that has a small disk or shaft called an
axle that is attached to a wheel.

When you use the simple machines to do

work, two kinds of forces are involved the force
 applied to the machine and the force applied by
the machine to act against another force like
friction and gravity. The force applied to a
machine is a force called the resistance force.

B. DEVELOPMENT Learning Task 1: Place the name of each simple

machine under each picture.

Learning Task 2: Look around your home. Find a

simple machine that you see A thing that you
think are examples of a simple machine or a
combination of simple machines.

Learning Task 3: Identifying the simple machines.

You need:
 Scissors
 Eggbeater
 Nail
 Screw
 Can opener

Do these:
1. Examine each machine and look for its
observable characteristics.
2. Identify what kind of machine is each tool.
3. Enter your observation in a table like this:

Tool Observable Kind of

Characteristics Machine
Scissors
Eggbeater
 Nail
Screw
Can opener

C. ENGAGEMENT Learning Task 4: Answer the following

questions. Do these on your answer sheet.

1. Why are simple machines important? Cite

everyday activities where simple machines are
used.

D. ASSIMILATION Remember that simple machines discussed in

this lesson:
1. What is simple machine?
▪ Simple machines are simple tools that make
work easier and faster.
2. What are the types of simple machine?
▪ Simple machines can be categorized as: inclined
plane, lever, pulley, screw, wedge, and wheel and
axle.
3. How does simple machine makes our work
easier?
▪ Simple machines help us lift, pull, change the
direction of the force, split, cut or fasten things.
4. What are the activities you do that you use
simple machine?
▪ answers may vary.
(To open a door, to turn on the water faucet, to
tie up our shoelaces, to go up or down a flight of
stairs, or even just to eat.)
IV. ASSESSMENT Learning Task 5: Group the following examples of
simple machine. Write them in the box under its
proper heading.

jack, ax, door knob, eggbeater, hammer,

fishing poles, sharpener, grinder, bulb,
knife, broom, screw driver, lath, chisel,
crowbars, stair.

Pulley Lever Wedge Wheel Inclined

and Plane
Axle
 V. REFLECTION I have learned
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Prepared by:

ELVIE D. BENDANA

Teacher III / Teacher Demonstrator

Checked by:

AURA B. CAUNCERAN

Master Teacher I / Observer

Noted:

DR. GINA M. ASEREMO

Principal IV/OIC-PSDS