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.🛟 What should you do after handling muddy water? (a) nothing is needed (b) wipe hands on face (c) wash hands afterwards (d) lick your fingers
- 2.🫗 How do we separate bran from wheat flour? (a) winnowing (b) sieving (c) filtering (d) handpicking
- 3.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🔍 Muddy water is left still for an hour. What happens to the mud? (a) it dissolves (b) it floats on top (c) it turns to sand (d) it sinks to the bottom
- 5.🛟 Why should you never drink water just because it looks clear? (a) clear water is hot (b) germs are invisible (c) clear water is salty (d) clear water is sweet
- 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sand and pebbles (b) muddy water (c) cotton or cloth (d) a mirror
- 7.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🧺 Do we need cotton or cloth for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 9.True or false: cotton or cloth is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) sand and pebbles (b) cotton or cloth (c) turmeric powder (d) a funnel
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? What do we do with “the filter material”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 12.🫗 Which of these is done by evaporating? (a) salt from sea water (b) mud from water (c) small stones from dal (d) tea leaves from tea
- 13.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel (b) muddy water (c) a clean glass (d) a balloon
- 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) muddy water (d) a battery cell
- 16.🫗 Is filtered pond water safe to drink? (a) no, germs may stay (b) yes, if it is cold (c) yes, if it is clear (d) yes, always
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: the same muddy water is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) sand and pebbles (b) a funnel (c) yeast (d) muddy water
- 19.True or false: bad grains from rice is done by handpicking. (a) False (b) True
- 20.True or false: small stones from dal is done by handpicking. (a) True (b) False
- 21.⚖️ 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
- 22.🫗 Why does filtered muddy water look clearer? (a) the mud dissolves (b) the filter adds soap (c) the filter traps mud (d) the water evaporates
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount poured (b) the same muddy water (c) the same funnel (d) the filter material
- 24.🫗 Which of these is done by handpicking? (a) chaff from wheat grain (b) salt from sea water (c) bran from wheat flour (d) small stones from dal
- 25.🫗 How do we separate salt from sea water? (a) winnowing (b) evaporating (c) sieving (d) handpicking
- 26.True or false: chaff from wheat grain is done by sieving. (a) False (b) True
- 27.⚖️ 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
- 28.🫗 Which of these is done by winnowing? (a) chaff from wheat grain (b) bad grains from rice (c) bran from wheat flour (d) tea leaves from tea
- 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) muddy water (b) a magnet (c) a clean glass (d) sand and pebbles
- 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a magnet (d) a funnel
- 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a battery cell (b) a clean glass (c) turmeric powder (d) a magnet
- 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) sand and pebbles (b) a magnet (c) a clean glass (d) muddy water
- 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a battery cell (b) a funnel (c) muddy water (d) cotton or cloth
- 34.True or false: bran from wheat flour is done by handpicking. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: husk from rice grain is done by winnowing. (a) True (b) False
- 36.True or false: yeast is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🫗 Which of these is done by filtering? (a) small stones from dal (b) sugar from sugar water (c) mud from water (d) gravel from fine sand
- 38.⚖️ 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 filter material (c) how clear the water is (d) the same muddy water
- 39.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 40.🧺 Do we need muddy water for the muddy water filter? (a) not needed (b) needed
Answer key
- wash hands afterwards
- sieving
- False
- it sinks to the bottom
- germs are invisible
- a mirror
- True
- needed
- False
- turmeric powder
- we change it
- salt from sea water
- False
- a balloon
- muddy water
- no, germs may stay
- True
- yeast
- True
- True
- False
- the filter traps mud
- the filter material
- small stones from dal
- evaporating
- False
- the same funnel
- chaff from wheat grain
- a magnet
- a funnel
- a clean glass
- a magnet
- a battery cell
- False
- True
- True
- mud from water
- how clear the water is
- we measure it
- needed
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