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: husk from rice grain is done by winnowing. (a) False (b) True
- 2.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) muddy water (b) yeast (c) a funnel (d) sand and pebbles
- 4.⚖️ 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
- 5.⚖️ 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
- 6.🫗 Which of these is done by evaporating? (a) tea leaves from tea (b) husk from rice grain (c) salt from sea water (d) chaff from wheat grain
- 7.🫗 Which of these is done by sieving? (a) sugar from sugar water (b) chaff from wheat grain (c) gravel from fine sand (d) bad grains from rice
- 8.True or false: salt from sea water is done by sieving. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🫗 How do we separate tea leaves from tea? (a) sieving (b) winnowing (c) evaporating (d) filtering
- 10.🫗 How do we separate bad grains from rice? (a) handpicking (b) winnowing (c) filtering (d) sieving
- 11.🫗 Which of these is done by sieving? (a) chaff from wheat grain (b) tea leaves from tea (c) small stones from dal (d) bran from wheat flour
- 12.True or false: sand and pebbles is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 13.⚖️ 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
- 14.True or false: small stones from dal is done by evaporating. (a) True (b) False
- 15.⚖️ 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 glass
- 16.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the muddy water filter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 18.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🫗 How do we separate salt from sea water? (a) sieving (b) handpicking (c) evaporating (d) filtering
- 20.🫗 Which of these is done by evaporating? (a) husk from rice grain (b) chaff from wheat grain (c) bad grains from rice (d) sugar from sugar water
- 21.🧺 Do we need yeast for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel (b) sand and pebbles (c) a battery cell (d) muddy water
- 23.True or false: muddy water is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 24.True or false: salt from sea water is done by filtering. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🧺 Do we need sand and pebbles for the muddy water filter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 26.🛟 Why should you never drink water just because it looks clear? (a) clear water is salty (b) clear water is hot (c) clear water is sweet (d) germs are invisible
- 27.🫗 How do we separate mud from water? (a) filtering (b) handpicking (c) winnowing (d) evaporating
- 28.⚖️ 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
- 29.🔮 Predict: you pour muddy water through two layers of cloth instead of one. The water comes out ___. (a) clearer (b) muddier (c) salty (d) hot
- 30.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the muddy water filter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 31.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 32.🛟 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
- 33.True or false: small stones from dal is done by handpicking. (a) False (b) True
- 34.⚖️ 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
- 35.⚖️ 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) how clear the water is (c) the same glass (d) the filter material
- 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a magnet (b) a clean glass (c) cotton or cloth (d) a funnel
- 37.True or false: mud from water is done by filtering. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: muddy water is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) sand and pebbles (d) a balloon
- 40.🧺 Do we need muddy water for the muddy water filter? (a) not needed (b) needed
Answer key
- True
- True
- yeast
- True
- we keep it the same
- salt from sea water
- gravel from fine sand
- False
- filtering
- handpicking
- bran from wheat flour
- False
- False
- False
- the same glass
- not needed
- we keep it the same
- True
- evaporating
- sugar from sugar water
- not needed
- a battery cell
- True
- False
- needed
- germs are invisible
- filtering
- True
- clearer
- not needed
- we measure it
- wash hands afterwards
- True
- False
- how clear the water is
- a magnet
- True
- False
- sand and pebbles
- needed
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