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