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