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: yeast is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) muddy water (c) a clean glass (d) a funnel
- 3.True or false: tea leaves from tea is done by winnowing. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🧺 Do we need yeast for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 5.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? What do we do with “the filter material”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 7.🔮 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
- 8.🛟 What should you do after handling muddy water? (a) lick your fingers (b) nothing is needed (c) wipe hands on face (d) wash hands afterwards
- 9.🫗 How do we separate husk from rice grain? (a) winnowing (b) handpicking (c) filtering (d) evaporating
- 10.True or false: small stones from dal is done by winnowing. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🫗 Muddy water is poured through a cloth filter. What stays on the cloth? (a) the water (b) nothing (c) the mud (d) the salt
- 12.🫗 Which of these is done by filtering? (a) chaff from wheat grain (b) tea leaves from tea (c) salt from sea water (d) sugar from sugar water
- 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a funnel (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
- 14.True or false: small stones from dal is done by handpicking. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🛟 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
- 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) muddy water (b) cotton or cloth (c) a funnel (d) a magnet
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel (b) a balloon (c) a clean glass (d) muddy water
- 18.⚖️ 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 amount poured (c) the same glass (d) the same muddy water
- 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) sand and pebbles (b) a funnel (c) cotton or cloth (d) turmeric powder
- 20.⚖️ 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) the same glass (c) how clear the water is
- 21.🫗 Which of these is done by evaporating? (a) bran from wheat flour (b) husk from rice grain (c) bad grains from rice (d) salt from sea water
- 22.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the muddy water filter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 23.True or false: sugar from sugar water is done by sieving. (a) True (b) False
- 24.True or false: tea leaves from tea is done by handpicking. (a) False (b) True
- 25.⚖️ 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 muddy water (c) the filter material
- 26.⚖️ 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
- 27.True or false: sand and pebbles is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: salt from sea water is done by filtering. (a) True (b) False
- 29.⚖️ 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 same muddy water (c) the same glass (d) how clear the water is
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? What do we do with “the same funnel”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? What do we do with “the amount poured”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 32.True or false: tea leaves from tea is done by filtering. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) muddy water (d) a magnet
- 34.🫗 How do we separate bran from wheat flour? (a) sieving (b) handpicking (c) evaporating (d) winnowing
- 35.🔮 Predict: you filter salty water through cloth. Does the salt stay on the cloth? (a) it turns to sand (b) it turns to sugar (c) no, salt passes through (d) yes, all of it
- 36.🫗 How do we separate mud from water? (a) evaporating (b) winnowing (c) handpicking (d) filtering
- 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) cotton or cloth (c) muddy water (d) a funnel
- 38.🫗 Which of these is done by handpicking? (a) bran from wheat flour (b) chaff from wheat grain (c) bad grains from rice (d) sugar from sugar water
- 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) sand and pebbles (d) yeast
- 40.🧺 Do we need a funnel for the muddy water filter? (a) not needed (b) needed
Answer key
- False
- a mirror
- False
- not needed
- False
- we change it
- clearer
- wash hands afterwards
- winnowing
- False
- the mud
- tea leaves from tea
- a funnel
- True
- germs are invisible
- a magnet
- a balloon
- the filter material
- turmeric powder
- the same glass
- salt from sea water
- not needed
- False
- False
- the same muddy water
- False
- False
- False
- how clear the water is
- we keep it the same
- we keep it the same
- True
- muddy water
- sieving
- no, salt passes through
- filtering
- yeast
- bad grains from rice
- sand and pebbles
- needed
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