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.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) cotton or cloth
- 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) sand and pebbles
- 3.True or false: muddy water is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) sand and pebbles (b) yeast (c) muddy water (d) a clean glass
- 5.🛟 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
- 6.True or false: a mirror is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🫗 Muddy water is poured through a cloth filter. What stays on the cloth? (a) nothing (b) the mud (c) the water (d) the salt
- 8.True or false: sugar from sugar water is done by evaporating. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🔍 Muddy water is left still for an hour. What happens to the mud? (a) it sinks to the bottom (b) it dissolves (c) it floats on top (d) it turns to sand
- 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a funnel (b) muddy water (c) a balloon (d) sand and pebbles
- 11.True or false: a clean glass is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) a clean glass
- 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sand and pebbles (b) a funnel (c) a clean glass (d) a mirror
- 14.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton or cloth (b) yeast (c) muddy water (d) a clean glass
- 16.🛟 Why should you never drink water just because it looks clear? (a) clear water is salty (b) germs are invisible (c) clear water is hot (d) clear water is sweet
- 17.⚖️ 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
- 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) yeast (b) a funnel (c) turmeric powder (d) a magnet
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? What do we do with “the filter material”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 20.⚖️ 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 same glass (c) the filter material (d) the amount poured
- 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sand and pebbles (b) turmeric powder (c) a funnel (d) muddy water
- 22.🧺 Do we need sand and pebbles for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 23.⚖️ 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) the same glass (c) how clear the water is
- 24.🫗 How do we separate small stones from dal? (a) sieving (b) filtering (c) handpicking (d) evaporating
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: the filter material is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: mud from water is done by filtering. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: sand and pebbles is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: bad grains from rice is done by handpicking. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) sand and pebbles (b) a funnel (c) muddy water (d) turmeric powder
- 30.🫗 How do we separate gravel from fine sand? (a) evaporating (b) handpicking (c) sieving (d) filtering
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? What do we do with “the same glass”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? What do we do with “the amount poured”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 33.🫗 Which of these is done by evaporating? (a) mud from water (b) bad grains from rice (c) chaff from wheat grain (d) salt from sea water
- 34.🔮 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
- 35.True or false: tea leaves from tea is done by winnowing. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🫗 Which of these is done by handpicking? (a) sugar from sugar water (b) bran from wheat flour (c) mud from water (d) small stones from dal
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: how clear the water is is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 38.⚖️ 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
- 39.True or false: salt from sea water is done by evaporating. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) sand and pebbles (b) a clean glass (c) a magnet (d) cotton or cloth
Answer key
- cotton or cloth
- sand and pebbles
- True
- yeast
- wash hands afterwards
- False
- the mud
- True
- it sinks to the bottom
- a balloon
- False
- a clean glass
- a mirror
- True
- yeast
- germs are invisible
- False
- a funnel
- we change it
- how clear the water is
- turmeric powder
- needed
- the same glass
- handpicking
- False
- True
- True
- True
- turmeric powder
- sieving
- we keep it the same
- we keep it the same
- salt from sea water
- leaves stay behind
- False
- small stones from dal
- True
- True
- True
- a magnet
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