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