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