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