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INFORMATION SHEET LESSON 5 2.1

Check appropriate hand tools for proper operation and safety
Hand tools are devices for performing work on a material or a physical
system using only hands. The hand tools can be manually used employing
force, or electrically powered, using electrical current.
NAME

ILLUSTRATION

FUNCTION

1. Flat screw
driver

Flat screw driver is use to fasten

negative slotted screws.

2. Philips
screw
driver

Philips Screw driver is used to

fasten positive slotted screws.

3. Long nose
plier

Long nose pliers is used for

holding, bending and stretching
the
lead
of
electronics
component and connecting wire.

4. Side
cutting
pliers

Side Cutter pliers is used for

cutting
and
trimming
of
connecting wires or terminal
leads in the circuit board.

5. Torx
Screwdriv
er

Torx Screwdriver is used to

loosen or tighten screws that
have a star-like depression on
the top, a feature that is mainly
found on laptop.

6. Tweezers

Tweezers are used to manipulate

small parts. Retrieve parts that
may be hard to reach with your
fingers. Do not scratch or hit any

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components when using these

tools.
Hex driver is sometimes called a
nut driver, is used to tighten nuts
in the same way that a
screwdriver tightens
screws.

7. Hex
Driver

8. Flashlight

Flashlight is used to light up

areas that are dim or those areas
that you cannot see well.

9. Part
Retriever

Part Retriever used to retrieve

parts from location that are to
small for your hand to fit.

10. Magnif
ying glass

Magnifying glass is a device

made in glass with handle, to
exaggerate or to increase the
apparent size of an object.

11. Antistatic
wrist strap

Anti- static wrist strap absorbs

the static electricity of the
material when being hold by the
hands.

TASK SHEET LESSON 5.2.1

Check appropriate hand tools for proper operation and safety
1. The teacher will display all the hand tools in the table.
2. Every student will choose five hand tools discu ssed in the lesson. They will
name the tools and demonstrate the function of each tool.

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA 5.2.1

Check appropriate hand tools for proper operation and safety

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- Has demonstrated and discussed five materials

- Has demonstrated and discussed four materials

- Has demonstrated and discussed three materials

- Has not demonstrated and discussed any materials

Has demonstrated and discussed two materials

ASSESSMENT 5.2.1
Identify the following. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering.
______________ 1. It is a tool used to hold the small sensitive parts of computer.
______________ 2. A device made in glass with handle, to exaggerate or to increase
the apparent size of an object.
______________ 3. It is an instrument used by technician for measuring current,
voltage and resistance.
______________ 4. It is a tool used for cutting and trimming of connecting wires or
terminal leads in the circuit board.
______________ 5. It is a tool used to join two or more metal conductors with the
support of soldering lead melted around it.
______________ 6. It is a material used to organize wires and cables used in
connecting computers to avoid tangling.
______________ 7. These are the materials that are used in saving data and providing
backup for your files such as diskette, compact disc, flash drives
and memory cards.
______________ 8. It is a piece of hardware that plugs into an expansion slot in your
computer.
______________ 9. It is a reference material that provides you instructions for certain
operation or task.
______________ 10. It is a tool used for holding, bending and stretching the lead of
electronics component and connecting wire.

RONALD REY S. RESABAL

Teacher II
TWCHS