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