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: tea leaves from tea is done by filtering. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🫗 Which of these is done by winnowing? (a) tea leaves from tea (b) mud from water (c) chaff from wheat grain (d) bran from wheat flour
- 3.🫗 How do we separate bran from wheat flour? (a) winnowing (b) handpicking (c) filtering (d) sieving
- 4.🫗 Which of these is done by filtering? (a) bad grains from rice (b) mud from water (c) bran from wheat flour (d) small stones from dal
- 5.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
- 6.🫗 Muddy water is poured through a cloth filter. What stays on the cloth? (a) the salt (b) the water (c) the mud (d) nothing
- 7.True or false: bran from wheat flour is done by evaporating. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 9.⚖️ 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
- 10.⚖️ 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
- 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel (b) sand and pebbles (c) muddy water (d) yeast
- 12.⚖️ 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) how clear the water is (c) the same muddy water
- 13.True or false: tea leaves from tea is done by handpicking. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🛟 Why should you never drink water just because it looks clear? (a) germs are invisible (b) clear water is sweet (c) clear water is hot (d) clear water is salty
- 15.⚖️ 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 glass (c) the filter material
- 16.🛟 What should you do after handling muddy water? (a) lick your fingers (b) wipe hands on face (c) wash hands afterwards (d) nothing is needed
- 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) a clean glass
- 18.🫗 How do we separate salt from sea water? (a) evaporating (b) sieving (c) winnowing (d) filtering
- 19.🫗 Which of these is done by handpicking? (a) bad grains from rice (b) husk from rice grain (c) salt from sea water (d) tea leaves from tea
- 20.🫗 How do we separate chaff from wheat grain? (a) filtering (b) winnowing (c) evaporating (d) handpicking
- 21.⚖️ 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
- 22.True or false: sand and pebbles is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🧺 Do we need yeast for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 24.True or false: muddy water is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🫗 How do we separate bad grains from rice? (a) sieving (b) handpicking (c) filtering (d) winnowing
- 26.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 27.True or false: yeast is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a magnet (b) sand and pebbles (c) turmeric powder (d) a mirror
- 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a magnet (b) a funnel (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
- 31.🫗 Which of these is done by handpicking? (a) bran from wheat flour (b) salt from sea water (c) small stones from dal (d) mud from water
- 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) muddy water (c) a funnel (d) cotton or cloth
- 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) cotton or cloth
- 34.⚖️ 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
- 35.⚖️ 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
- 36.⚖️ 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 funnel (c) the same glass (d) the same muddy water
- 37.True or false: small stones from dal is done by filtering. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔮 Predict: you filter salty water through cloth. Does the salt stay on the cloth? (a) it turns to sugar (b) no, salt passes through (c) yes, all of it (d) it turns to sand
- 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.🔍 Muddy water is left still for an hour. What happens to the mud? (a) it dissolves (b) it sinks to the bottom (c) it turns to sand (d) it floats on top
Answer key
- True
- chaff from wheat grain
- sieving
- mud from water
- we keep it the same
- the mud
- False
- True
- True
- we keep it the same
- yeast
- the same muddy water
- False
- germs are invisible
- the same glass
- wash hands afterwards
- a clean glass
- evaporating
- bad grains from rice
- winnowing
- True
- True
- not needed
- True
- handpicking
- not needed
- False
- True
- sand and pebbles
- a funnel
- small stones from dal
- a mirror
- cotton or cloth
- False
- we keep it the same
- how clear the water is
- False
- no, salt passes through
- True
- it sinks to the bottom
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