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