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