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