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.🫗 Which of these is done by handpicking? (a) bad grains from rice (b) mud from water (c) chaff from wheat grain (d) bran from wheat flour
- 2.True or false: tea leaves from tea is done by filtering. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🫗 Muddy water is poured through a cloth filter. What stays on the cloth? (a) the water (b) nothing (c) the salt (d) the mud
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? What do we do with “the amount poured”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount poured (b) the same muddy water (c) how clear the water is (d) the same glass
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the filter material (b) how clear the water is (c) the amount poured (d) the same glass
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: how clear the water is is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton or cloth (b) a magnet (c) muddy water (d) a funnel
- 9.🫗 How do we separate small stones from dal? (a) evaporating (b) winnowing (c) filtering (d) handpicking
- 10.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 11.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🧺 Do we need yeast for the muddy water filter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 13.🛟 Why should you never drink water just because it looks clear? (a) clear water is sweet (b) clear water is salty (c) germs are invisible (d) clear water is hot
- 14.⚖️ 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 same funnel (c) the filter material
- 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a clean glass (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) yeast
- 16.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a clean glass (c) sand and pebbles (d) a funnel
- 18.🔮 Predict: tea is poured through a strainer. What happens to the tea leaves? (a) leaves pass through (b) tea stays behind (c) both stay behind (d) leaves stay behind
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? What do we do with “how clear the water is”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 20.True or false: chaff from wheat grain is done by filtering. (a) True (b) False
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the filter material (b) the amount poured (c) how clear the water is
- 22.🫗 Why does filtered muddy water look clearer? (a) the water evaporates (b) the filter traps mud (c) the mud dissolves (d) the filter adds soap
- 23.🫗 Which of these is done by handpicking? (a) salt from sea water (b) small stones from dal (c) tea leaves from tea (d) husk from rice grain
- 24.🫗 Which of these is done by filtering? (a) chaff from wheat grain (b) tea leaves from tea (c) husk from rice grain (d) small stones from dal
- 25.🫗 How do we separate tea leaves from tea? (a) evaporating (b) handpicking (c) filtering (d) winnowing
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: the same funnel is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🫗 Which of these is done by filtering? (a) bad grains from rice (b) gravel from fine sand (c) chaff from wheat grain (d) mud from water
- 28.🔍 Muddy water is left still for an hour. What happens to the mud? (a) it dissolves (b) it sinks to the bottom (c) it floats on top (d) it turns to sand
- 29.🔮 Predict: you pour muddy water through two layers of cloth instead of one. The water comes out ___. (a) hot (b) muddier (c) salty (d) clearer
- 30.🛟 What should you do after handling muddy water? (a) lick your fingers (b) wipe hands on face (c) nothing is needed (d) wash hands afterwards
- 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a mirror (b) cotton or cloth (c) muddy water (d) a funnel
- 32.True or false: yeast is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) sand and pebbles (b) a balloon (c) cotton or cloth (d) a funnel
- 34.True or false: a funnel is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a clean glass (b) cotton or cloth (c) sand and pebbles (d) a magnet
- 36.True or false: salt from sea water is done by sieving. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) sand and pebbles
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton or cloth (b) yeast (c) a clean glass (d) muddy water
- 39.True or false: mud from water is done by filtering. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel (b) muddy water (c) sand and pebbles (d) a mirror
Answer key
- bad grains from rice
- True
- the mud
- we keep it the same
- how clear the water is
- the filter material
- True
- a magnet
- handpicking
- True
- True
- not needed
- germs are invisible
- the same funnel
- a clean glass
- not needed
- a battery cell
- leaves stay behind
- we measure it
- False
- the amount poured
- the filter traps mud
- small stones from dal
- tea leaves from tea
- filtering
- False
- mud from water
- it sinks to the bottom
- clearer
- wash hands afterwards
- a mirror
- False
- a balloon
- True
- a magnet
- False
- sand and pebbles
- yeast
- True
- a mirror
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