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) muddy water (b) turmeric powder (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror
- 2.🧺 Do we need yeast 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 salty (b) clear water is sweet (c) clear water is hot (d) germs are invisible
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) muddy water (b) a battery cell (c) a funnel (d) a clean glass
- 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel (b) a magnet (c) muddy water (d) cotton or cloth
- 6.🫗 How do we separate bran from wheat flour? (a) filtering (b) handpicking (c) winnowing (d) sieving
- 7.⚖️ 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 amount poured (c) the same glass (d) how clear the water is
- 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a battery cell (b) a clean glass (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
- 9.🫗 How do we separate salt from sea water? (a) evaporating (b) sieving (c) winnowing (d) handpicking
- 10.🫗 How do we separate bad grains from rice? (a) filtering (b) winnowing (c) handpicking (d) sieving
- 11.⚖️ 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 funnel (c) the filter material
- 12.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
- 13.🔮 Predict: you pour muddy water through two layers of cloth instead of one. The water comes out ___. (a) hot (b) salty (c) muddier (d) clearer
- 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel (b) a clean glass (c) cotton or cloth (d) a balloon
- 15.🫗 Why does filtered muddy water look clearer? (a) the filter traps mud (b) the water evaporates (c) the mud dissolves (d) the filter adds soap
- 16.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🫗 How do we separate chaff from wheat grain? (a) winnowing (b) evaporating (c) filtering (d) handpicking
- 18.🫗 Which of these is done by handpicking? (a) gravel from fine sand (b) husk from rice grain (c) small stones from dal (d) bran from wheat flour
- 19.⚖️ 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
- 20.⚖️ 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
- 21.True or false: cotton or cloth is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 22.True or false: muddy water is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? What do we do with “the same muddy water”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 24.🛟 What should you do after handling muddy water? (a) wash hands afterwards (b) lick your fingers (c) wipe hands on face (d) nothing is needed
- 25.⚖️ 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 glass (b) the same funnel (c) the amount poured (d) the filter material
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a clean glass (c) a funnel (d) sand and pebbles
- 27.🫗 Which of these is done by sieving? (a) mud from water (b) sugar from sugar water (c) tea leaves from tea (d) bran from wheat flour
- 28.🫗 How do we separate husk from rice grain? (a) handpicking (b) sieving (c) winnowing (d) evaporating
- 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) cotton or cloth (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
- 30.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 31.True or false: yeast is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: the amount poured is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: cotton or cloth is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🫗 Which of these is done by filtering? (a) sugar from sugar water (b) husk from rice grain (c) tea leaves from tea (d) bran from wheat flour
- 36.⚖️ 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
- 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a clean glass (b) muddy water (c) yeast (d) cotton or cloth
- 38.True or false: a mirror is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: the amount poured is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
Answer key
- muddy water
- not needed
- germs are invisible
- a battery cell
- a magnet
- sieving
- how clear the water is
- a clean glass
- evaporating
- handpicking
- the same funnel
- we change it
- clearer
- a balloon
- the filter traps mud
- True
- winnowing
- small stones from dal
- False
- False
- True
- True
- we keep it the same
- wash hands afterwards
- the filter material
- a mirror
- bran from wheat flour
- winnowing
- cotton or cloth
- we measure it
- False
- True
- True
- False
- tea leaves from tea
- False
- yeast
- False
- False
- not needed
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