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: small stones from dal is done by handpicking. (a) True (b) False
- 2.True or false: cotton or cloth is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) a clean glass
- 4.⚖️ 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
- 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel (b) cotton or cloth (c) a clean glass (d) a balloon
- 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a funnel (c) cotton or cloth (d) a clean glass
- 7.🛟 What should you do after handling muddy water? (a) wipe hands on face (b) wash hands afterwards (c) nothing is needed (d) lick your fingers
- 8.⚖️ 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
- 9.🫗 Which of these is done by winnowing? (a) bad grains from rice (b) husk from rice grain (c) mud from water (d) tea leaves from tea
- 10.🧺 Do we need a clean glass for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: the same muddy water is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🫗 How do we separate sugar from sugar water? (a) evaporating (b) sieving (c) filtering (d) handpicking
- 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a funnel (b) sand and pebbles (c) cotton or cloth (d) a battery cell
- 14.🫗 Which of these is done by sieving? (a) tea leaves from tea (b) gravel from fine sand (c) small stones from dal (d) sugar from sugar water
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: the amount poured is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🔮 Predict: tea is poured through a strainer. What happens to the tea leaves? (a) both stay behind (b) leaves pass through (c) leaves stay behind (d) tea stays behind
- 17.🫗 How do we separate tea leaves from tea? (a) handpicking (b) winnowing (c) sieving (d) filtering
- 18.🫗 How do we separate husk from rice grain? (a) sieving (b) filtering (c) handpicking (d) winnowing
- 19.🛟 Why should you never drink water just because it looks clear? (a) clear water is hot (b) germs are invisible (c) clear water is salty (d) clear water is sweet
- 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a clean glass (b) a magnet (c) muddy water (d) cotton or cloth
- 21.🫗 Why does filtered muddy water look clearer? (a) the mud dissolves (b) the water evaporates (c) the filter adds soap (d) the filter traps mud
- 22.⚖️ 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
- 23.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 24.True or false: sand and pebbles is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: a funnel is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: chaff from wheat grain is done by winnowing. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: a clean glass is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: bad grains from rice is done by evaporating. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🫗 Which of these is done by evaporating? (a) salt from sea water (b) gravel from fine sand (c) chaff from wheat grain (d) husk from rice grain
- 30.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the muddy water filter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 31.🔮 Predict: you pour muddy water through two layers of cloth instead of one. The water comes out ___. (a) muddier (b) salty (c) clearer (d) hot
- 32.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 33.True or false: husk from rice grain is done by winnowing. (a) True (b) False
- 34.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: the amount poured is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 36.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
- 37.🫗 How do we separate bran from wheat flour? (a) evaporating (b) filtering (c) sieving (d) winnowing
- 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) yeast (b) cotton or cloth (c) a funnel (d) sand and pebbles
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: the filter material is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) yeast (b) a funnel (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror
Answer key
- True
- True
- a clean glass
- True
- a balloon
- turmeric powder
- wash hands afterwards
- True
- husk from rice grain
- needed
- False
- evaporating
- a battery cell
- gravel from fine sand
- True
- leaves stay behind
- filtering
- winnowing
- germs are invisible
- a magnet
- the filter traps mud
- True
- False
- True
- True
- True
- True
- False
- salt from sea water
- not needed
- clearer
- not needed
- True
- we measure it
- False
- we keep it the same
- sieving
- yeast
- True
- a funnel
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