Separating Mixtures Experiment Worksheet
What you do (Choose the right way): 1. Put cotton or cloth in the funnel, then layers of sand and small pebbles. 2. Stand the funnel in a clean glass. 3. Pour muddy water in slowly and watch what drips out. 4. Compare the colour before and after — never drink it — and wash your hands.
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- 1.🫗 How do we separate chaff from wheat grain? (a) evaporating (b) filtering (c) handpicking (d) winnowing
- 2.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🫗 How do we separate husk from rice grain? (a) evaporating (b) sieving (c) filtering (d) winnowing
- 4.🫗 Is filtered pond water safe to drink? (a) yes, if it is clear (b) yes, always (c) no, germs may stay (d) yes, if it is cold
- 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) cotton or cloth (d) yeast
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? What do we do with “the filter material”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel (b) turmeric powder (c) sand and pebbles (d) a clean glass
- 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) a clean glass
- 9.🫗 How do we separate sugar from sugar water? (a) sieving (b) handpicking (c) evaporating (d) filtering
- 10.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 11.🫗 Why does filtered muddy water look clearer? (a) the water evaporates (b) the mud dissolves (c) the filter adds soap (d) the filter traps mud
- 12.True or false: bran from wheat flour is done by handpicking. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a clean glass (b) sand and pebbles (c) yeast (d) cotton or cloth
- 14.🫗 How do we separate mud from water? (a) evaporating (b) handpicking (c) winnowing (d) filtering
- 15.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🛟 What should you do after handling muddy water? (a) wash hands afterwards (b) nothing is needed (c) wipe hands on face (d) lick your fingers
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? What do we do with “the amount poured”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel (b) a mirror (c) a clean glass (d) muddy water
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: the same muddy water is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? What do we do with “the same funnel”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a balloon (b) a funnel (c) a magnet (d) yeast
- 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) sand and pebbles (b) a clean glass (c) yeast (d) a funnel
- 23.🛟 Why should you never drink water just because it looks clear? (a) germs are invisible (b) clear water is sweet (c) clear water is hot (d) clear water is salty
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: the same muddy water is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🫗 Which of these is done by filtering? (a) bad grains from rice (b) tea leaves from tea (c) small stones from dal (d) husk from rice grain
- 26.🔮 Predict: you pour muddy water through two layers of cloth instead of one. The water comes out ___. (a) muddier (b) clearer (c) hot (d) salty
- 27.🫗 Which of these is done by handpicking? (a) mud from water (b) bran from wheat flour (c) chaff from wheat grain (d) small stones from dal
- 28.🧺 Do we need sand and pebbles for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 29.True or false: bad grains from rice is done by handpicking. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel (b) a balloon (c) muddy water (d) a clean glass
- 31.🔮 Predict: you filter salty water through cloth. Does the salt stay on the cloth? (a) it turns to sugar (b) no, salt passes through (c) yes, all of it (d) it turns to sand
- 32.True or false: a clean glass is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) muddy water (b) cotton or cloth (c) a clean glass (d) a balloon
- 34.True or false: cotton or cloth is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) muddy water
- 36.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🫗 Muddy water is poured through a cloth filter. What stays on the cloth? (a) nothing (b) the salt (c) the water (d) the mud
- 38.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: how clear the water is is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how clear the water is (b) the filter material (c) the same funnel
- 40.True or false: husk from rice grain is done by sieving. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- winnowing
- True
- winnowing
- no, germs may stay
- cotton or cloth
- we change it
- turmeric powder
- a clean glass
- evaporating
- not needed
- the filter traps mud
- False
- yeast
- filtering
- True
- wash hands afterwards
- we keep it the same
- a mirror
- False
- we keep it the same
- a funnel
- yeast
- germs are invisible
- False
- tea leaves from tea
- clearer
- small stones from dal
- needed
- True
- a balloon
- no, salt passes through
- False
- a balloon
- False
- muddy water
- True
- the mud
- False
- the same funnel
- False
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