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