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Science
Quarter 3 – Module 4
Ways that Make an Object Move
Easier or More Difficult
Science – Grade 1 SSES
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 3 – Module 4: Ways that Make an Object Move Easier or More Difficult
First Edition, 2020

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Science
Quarter 3 – Module 4
Ways that Make an Object Move
Easier or More Difficult
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:
Welcome to the Science – Grade 1 SSES Alternative
Delivery Mode (ADM) module on Ways that Make an
Object Move Easier or More Difficult.
This module was collaboratively designed,
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the tasks included in the module.

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For the learner:
Welcome to the Science – Grade 1 SSES Alternative
Delivery Mode (ADM) module on Ways that Make an
Object Move Easier or More Difficult.
This module was designed to provide you with fun
and meaningful opportunities for guided and
independent learning at your own pace and time. You
will be enabled to process the contents of the learning
resource while being an active learner.
This module has the following parts and
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What’s New In this portion, the
new lesson will be
introduced to you in
various ways such as a
story, a song, a poem, a
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What is It This section provides a
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Key at the end of the
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What I Can Do This section provides
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 At the end of this module you will also find:

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used in developing this
module.

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 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in

mind. It is here to help you master the skill in investigating
the ways that make an object move easier or more
difficult using wheels or ball bearings, lubricants and
smoothing or roughing surfaces. The scope of this module
permits it to be used in many different learning situations.
The language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary
level of students. The lessons are arranged to follow the
standard sequence of the course. But the order in which
you read them can be changed to correspond with the
textbook you are now using.

The module is about:

• Lesson 1 – Ways that Make an Object Move
Easier or More Difficult

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. identify the objects that use wheels or ball
bearings, lubricants and smoothing or
roughening surfaces;
2. describe the effects of wheels or ball bearings,
lubricants and smoothing or roughening surfaces
to the movements of an object; and
3. recognize the different ways that make an
object move easier of difficult.

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 What I Know
Determine what is being described in each item.
Arrange the jumbled letters to find the answer. Write your
answers on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Moving an object away from you

S H U P -

2. Moving an object toward you

L U L P -

3. A push or a pull
E C R -
F O

4. Any movement or change in position

M T O O I -
N

5. It is created when two surfaces rub together

-
I O T I C R F N

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 Lesson
Ways that Make an Object Move
1 Easier or More Difficult

We see moving things around us. Other things like

sheet of paper, ball, wheels, and piece of wood cannot
move by themselves. These things move because
something or someone makes them move. They move
only when a force acts on them. Force is applied to make
things move.
In our everyday living, objects that move easier
makes our life simple and easy. Objects that move more
difficult need another things such as wheels, ball bearings
and lubricants to move easily.
Wheels, ball bearings, lubricants, smooth and rough
surfaces affect ways that make an object move easier or
more difficult.

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 What’s In

Tell how each child made an object move. Write

push or pull on a separate sheet of paper.

1. 2.

3.

4. 5.

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 What’s New

Let us read the poem below.

Moving Things
by Emily S. Guingon

In everyday living, wheels make our lives easier.

Wheels make it easier to move heavier things.
We pull a cart. A cart has wheels.
Vehicles have wheels that we use to go to other
places.

Rusted machinery, lubricants are the key!

Friction applies and resist.
If friction doesn’t exist, nothing would ever stop from
moving.
We need friction to function.

Smooth and rough surfaces affect movement.

Smoother surface creates little friction.
Rougher surface offers more friction.
If there were no frictions, slip and slide around took
place.

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 What is It

Based on the poem, let us investigate ways that

make an object move easier or more difficult.

• Using Wheel
A. Cart without wheels B. Cart with wheels

In illustration A, you can see that when the object

has no wheels, it moves more difficult. On the other hand,
when the object has wheels, it moves easier.

• Using Lubricants
A. Slightly lubricated bike parts B. Well lubricated bike parts

A.
B.
(Distance)

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 The illustration A and B shows the distance travelled
of bicycle A and bicycle B.
When the bike parts are well lubricated it moves
easier and when it is slightly lubricated it moves more
difficult.
• On Smooth and Rough Surfaces

A. Smooth surface B. Rough surface

In situation A, the cart is pushed on a smooth surface

and moved easier while on the situation B, the cart is
pushed on a rough surface and moved more difficult.

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 Summary of findings on how an object move.
Move More
Situation
Easier Difficult
Moving an object with wheels.

Moving an object with no wheels.

Moving a rusted ball bearing with
a lubricant.
Moving a rusted ball bearing
without lubricant.
Moving an object on a smooth
surface.
Moving an object on a rough
surface.

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 What’s More
Activity 1. Find the five hidden words that make an
object move easier or more difficult in the puzzle below.
Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
L A C B G H U K
U L K J B F H S
B E A R I N G S
R W A O H L O P
I D G U J K M S
C F A G R Y Q L
A B H H F J E E
N E Y E H M R E
T D I L R O T H
S M O O T H H W

Activity 2. Read and analyze each sentence. Write TRUE

if the statement is correct or FALSE if it is NOT. Write your
answers on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Well lubricated bicycle moves easier than not
lubricated.

2. Objects with lighter weight are hard to move when

pulled on the smooth surface.

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 3. Objects with heavier weight are easy to move when
pulled on the rough surface.
4. Wheels make heavier things be moved easily.

5. Putting lubricant on the rusted ball bearing helps the

machine to move easier.

Activity 3. Determine whether the following movements

involve moving easier or more difficult. Put a check ( ) in
the column that corresponds on how an object move.
Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
Move More
Every day scenarios
Easier Difficult
1. King drove his rusted and
slightly lubricated bicycle in
a rough road.
2. Robi puts an engine oil on his
wheels before travelling.
3. The ball bearing of Lito’s
skateboard loosen up while
using it.
4. Sam pushed his
grandfather’s well lubricated
wheel chair.
5. Anne pulled her trolley bag
on a smooth surface.

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 What I Have Learned

Complete the paragraph using the words in the box.

Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

easier more difficult rough smooth wheels

(1)
Objects move _______________ when they have
wheels, when they are on _______________
(2)
surfaces and
when well lubricated.
(3)
Objects move _______________ when they are heavy
(4)
and do not have _______________; when they are on
_______________
(5)
surfaces and if not lubricated.

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 What I Can Do

Let us do some investigation about ways that make

an object move.
Problem
What are the ways that make an object move easier or
more difficult?
Materials: 2 remote control cars or 2 toy cars with string
(put string in the toy cars), 2 pieces of cardboard, sand
and medium size stone
Procedure
1. Place the 2 pieces of cardboard in the flat surface.
2. Put the sand in one cardboard to make a rough
surface.
3. Put the medium size stone in one remote control car.
4. Place the remote control car loaded with medium
size stone in a cardboard with sand and the other
remote control car with plain cardboard.
5. Operate the 2 remote control cars.
Observation
1. What happened to the movement of remote control
car loaded with medium size stone?
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________

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2. What happened to the movement of remote control
car in a smooth surface?
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
3. Why do you think the remote control car moved
easier in a smooth surface?
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
4. Why do you think the remote control car loaded with
medium size stone moved more difficult?
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
5. I have learned that…
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________

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 Assessment
Read and analyze each sentence. Choose the letter of
the correct answer. Write your answers on a separate
sheet of paper.

1. A truck loaded with sand move more difficult on a

rough surface. What do you think is the reason?

A. It is because of the driver of the truck.

B. It is because of the size of the truck.
C. It is because of the weight loaded on the truck
and the roughness of surface.
D. It is because of the weight loaded on the truck
and the smoothness of surface.

2. If you are riding your well lubricated bicycle on a flat

level ground, which of the following is true?

A. The bike has a natural speed on the flat ground.

B. You moved easier because of the well lubricated
bicycle and the flat level ground.
C. You moved more difficult because of the well
lubricated bicycle and the flat level ground.
D. No movement at all because of the well lubricated
bicycle and the flat level ground.

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3. What do you think is the reason why Lito moved
easier his bicycle than Roni?

Lito Roni

A. It is because Lito is stronger and bigger than Roni.

B. It is because Roni doesn’t want to move his
bicycle.
C. It is because Lito travelled on a smooth surface
while Roni travelled on a rough surface.
D. It is because Lito travelled on a rough surface
while Roni travelled on a smooth surface.

4. The ball bearing of Juan’s skateboard is already

rusted. Every time he uses it, the movement of his
skateboard is more difficult. What do you think Juan
should do?

A. Ask his mother to buy him a new one.

B. Borrow his brother’s skateboard.
C. Never use the skateboard.
D. Put lubricants on his skateboard.

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5. Mother went at the supermarket to buy a grocery
and she placed it in the cart. Which of the following
situations is true?

A. The grocery cart moves easier because it has 4

wheels.
B. The grocery cart moves easier because it has 1
wheel.
C. The grocery cart moves easily because of the
people in the supermarket.
D. The grocery cart moves more difficult because of
the people in the supermarket.

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 Additional Activities
Read and analyze the questions below. Each
number has a corresponding letter. Look for the letters to
complete the thought of the answers. Write your answers
on a separate sheet of paper.

1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. E 6. F 7. G 8. H

9. I 10. J 11. K 12. L 13. M 14. N 15. O 16. P

17. Q 18. R 19. S 20. T 21. U 22. V 23. W 24. X

25. Y 26. Z

1. How do objects move when they have wheels, when

they are on smooth surfaces and when they are well
lubricated?
15 2 10 5 3 20 19 13 15 22 5

5 1 19 9 5 18

2. How do objects move when they have no wheels

and not lubricated?
15 2 10 5 3 20 19 13 15 22 5

13 15 18 5 4 9 6 6 9 3 21 12 20

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Assessment Additional Activities
1. c 1. Objects move easier
2. b 2. Objects move more
3. c difficult
What I Can Do
4. d
5. a 1. The remote control car
loaded with medium size
stone move more difficult
in the sand (rough surface
area).
What I Have Learned
2. The movement of remote
1. Easier control car in a smooth
What’s More
2. Smooth surface area is easier.
3. Difficult 3. Because of the Activity A
4. Wheels smoothness of the area.
5. Rough 4. Because of the sand (the
roughness of the area) and
with the weight of stone.
5. Answers may vary
Activity B
1. True
2. False
What I Know What's In
3. False
1. Push 1. Pull 4. True
2. Pull 2. Push 5. True
3. Force 3. Push
4. Motion 4. Pull Activity C
5. Friction 5. Pull 1. More Difficult
2. Move Easier
3. More Difficult
4. Move Easier
5. Move Easier
Answer Key
References

Adora, Robin C. et.al.2012, Science Web 1 , Sol Saranay M. Baguio, (Quezon City: C & E Publishing Inc.,
2012) pp. 194-196

Bermejo, Marites F. 2012, The Amazing World of Science 2 (Makati City: Salesiana Book Don Bosco Press,
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