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