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: sugar from sugar water is done by evaporating. (a) True (b) False
- 2.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🫗 How do we separate husk from rice grain? (a) filtering (b) handpicking (c) winnowing (d) sieving
- 4.⚖️ 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
- 5.🧺 Do we need a clean glass for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 6.True or false: bad grains from rice is done by handpicking. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🫗 Which of these is done by winnowing? (a) mud from water (b) bad grains from rice (c) salt from sea water (d) chaff from wheat grain
- 8.🫗 How do we separate mud from water? (a) sieving (b) evaporating (c) filtering (d) handpicking
- 9.🧺 Do we need sand and pebbles for the muddy water filter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 10.🔮 Predict: tea is poured through a strainer. What happens to the tea leaves? (a) leaves pass through (b) leaves stay behind (c) both stay behind (d) tea stays behind
- 11.True or false: sand and pebbles is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 12.⚖️ 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
- 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a mirror (b) cotton or cloth (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
- 14.True or false: small stones from dal is done by filtering. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a balloon (b) a clean glass (c) muddy water (d) sand and pebbles
- 16.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the muddy water filter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 17.⚖️ 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
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? What do we do with “the amount poured”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 19.🛟 What should you do after handling muddy water? (a) wipe hands on face (b) nothing is needed (c) wash hands afterwards (d) lick your fingers
- 20.🫗 Why does filtered muddy water look clearer? (a) the water evaporates (b) the mud dissolves (c) the filter adds soap (d) the filter traps mud
- 21.🫗 How do we separate tea leaves from tea? (a) evaporating (b) sieving (c) filtering (d) winnowing
- 22.🧺 Do we need cotton or cloth for the muddy water filter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 23.🛟 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
- 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) muddy water (b) a funnel (c) a magnet (d) sand and pebbles
- 25.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 26.⚖️ 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 filter material (d) the same funnel
- 27.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 28.🫗 Which of these is done by sieving? (a) bad grains from rice (b) gravel from fine sand (c) husk from rice grain (d) tea leaves from tea
- 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) sand and pebbles (b) cotton or cloth (c) a battery cell (d) muddy water
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same glass (b) the filter material (c) how clear the water is
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? What do we do with “the filter material”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 32.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 33.🫗 Muddy water is poured through a cloth filter. What stays on the cloth? (a) the salt (b) nothing (c) the mud (d) the water
- 34.🫗 Which of these is done by evaporating? (a) salt from sea water (b) gravel from fine sand (c) chaff from wheat grain (d) small stones from dal
- 35.🔮 Predict: you filter salty water through cloth. Does the salt stay on the cloth? (a) it turns to sugar (b) it turns to sand (c) no, salt passes through (d) yes, all of it
- 36.🧺 Do we need a funnel for the muddy water filter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 37.⚖️ 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
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a clean glass (b) a balloon (c) cotton or cloth (d) muddy water
- 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a funnel (d) a magnet
- 40.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
Answer key
- True
- False
- winnowing
- we keep it the same
- needed
- True
- chaff from wheat grain
- filtering
- needed
- leaves stay behind
- False
- True
- cotton or cloth
- False
- a balloon
- not needed
- True
- we keep it the same
- wash hands afterwards
- the filter traps mud
- filtering
- needed
- germs are invisible
- a magnet
- True
- how clear the water is
- not needed
- gravel from fine sand
- a battery cell
- the same glass
- we change it
- we keep it the same
- the mud
- salt from sea water
- no, salt passes through
- needed
- False
- a balloon
- a funnel
- False
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