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.🛟 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
- 2.True or false: a funnel is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) muddy water (b) cotton or cloth (c) sand and pebbles (d) yeast
- 4.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
- 5.🫗 How do we separate bran from wheat flour? (a) evaporating (b) handpicking (c) sieving (d) winnowing
- 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) False (b) True
- 7.True or false: a funnel is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🫗 Which of these is done by filtering? (a) chaff from wheat grain (b) tea leaves from tea (c) salt from sea water (d) bad grains from rice
- 9.True or false: muddy water is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🫗 How do we separate small stones from dal? (a) sieving (b) filtering (c) winnowing (d) handpicking
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same funnel (b) the same muddy water (c) the filter material (d) how clear the water is
- 12.🔮 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
- 13.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) cotton or cloth (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
- 15.⚖️ 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 funnel (b) the amount poured (c) the filter material (d) the same glass
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same muddy water (b) the filter material (c) how clear the water is
- 17.True or false: bran from wheat flour is done by sieving. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 19.🔍 Muddy water is left still for an hour. What happens to the mud? (a) it floats on top (b) it turns to sand (c) it dissolves (d) it sinks to the bottom
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sand and pebbles (b) a magnet (c) a clean glass (d) cotton or cloth
- 21.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 22.True or false: a clean glass is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 23.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 24.🧺 Do we need a clean glass for the muddy water filter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a funnel (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) yeast
- 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a balloon (b) a clean glass (c) muddy water (d) cotton or cloth
- 27.True or false: yeast is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🫗 How do we separate chaff from wheat grain? (a) evaporating (b) filtering (c) winnowing (d) sieving
- 29.🛟 Why should you never drink water just because it looks clear? (a) clear water is salty (b) clear water is hot (c) clear water is sweet (d) germs are invisible
- 30.⚖️ 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
- 31.🫗 Which of these is done by handpicking? (a) husk from rice grain (b) gravel from fine sand (c) small stones from dal (d) salt from sea water
- 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) cotton or cloth (b) a magnet (c) a funnel (d) muddy water
- 33.🫗 Which of these is done by sieving? (a) tea leaves from tea (b) small stones from dal (c) mud from water (d) bran from wheat flour
- 34.🫗 Which of these is done by evaporating? (a) bad grains from rice (b) chaff from wheat grain (c) salt from sea water (d) gravel from fine sand
- 35.🫗 How do we separate husk from rice grain? (a) sieving (b) handpicking (c) winnowing (d) evaporating
- 36.🧺 Do we need cotton or cloth for the muddy water filter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: the same funnel is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🫗 How do we separate salt from sea water? (a) winnowing (b) filtering (c) handpicking (d) evaporating
- 39.⚖️ 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 filter material (c) the amount poured
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) muddy water (b) cotton or cloth (c) turmeric powder (d) sand and pebbles
Answer key
- wash hands afterwards
- False
- yeast
- we keep it the same
- sieving
- True
- True
- tea leaves from tea
- True
- handpicking
- how clear the water is
- clearer
- not needed
- cotton or cloth
- the filter material
- the same muddy water
- True
- not needed
- it sinks to the bottom
- a magnet
- we keep it the same
- True
- True
- needed
- a funnel
- a balloon
- False
- winnowing
- germs are invisible
- False
- small stones from dal
- a magnet
- bran from wheat flour
- salt from sea water
- winnowing
- needed
- True
- evaporating
- the amount poured
- turmeric powder
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