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