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