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.🔮 Predict: you pour muddy water through two layers of cloth instead of one. The water comes out ___. (a) salty (b) muddier (c) hot (d) clearer
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? What do we do with “the same muddy water”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a funnel (d) turmeric powder
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? What do we do with “the filter material”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 5.True or false: bran from wheat flour is done by filtering. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🔮 Predict: you filter salty water through cloth. Does the salt stay on the cloth? (a) it turns to sand (b) yes, all of it (c) no, salt passes through (d) it turns to sugar
- 7.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: cotton or cloth is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same glass (b) how clear the water is (c) the amount poured (d) the filter material
- 10.⚖️ 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 same muddy water (d) the same glass
- 11.🛟 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
- 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a clean glass (b) a funnel (c) a magnet (d) muddy water
- 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a funnel (b) sand and pebbles (c) a balloon (d) muddy water
- 14.True or false: muddy water is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same funnel (b) the filter material (c) how clear the water is
- 16.🫗 How do we separate small stones from dal? (a) filtering (b) sieving (c) handpicking (d) evaporating
- 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) sand and pebbles
- 18.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🛟 Why should you never drink water just because it looks clear? (a) clear water is sweet (b) clear water is hot (c) clear water is salty (d) germs are invisible
- 20.⚖️ 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
- 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a clean glass (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) yeast
- 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sand and pebbles (b) a balloon (c) cotton or cloth (d) a funnel
- 23.True or false: mud from water is done by handpicking. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🫗 Why does filtered muddy water look clearer? (a) the filter adds soap (b) the filter traps mud (c) the mud dissolves (d) the water evaporates
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel (b) a clean glass (c) sand and pebbles (d) yeast
- 26.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: how clear the water is is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: bran from wheat flour is done by sieving. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the muddy water filter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 30.True or false: salt from sea water is done by handpicking. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🫗 Which of these is done by evaporating? (a) small stones from dal (b) bran from wheat flour (c) bad grains from rice (d) sugar from sugar water
- 32.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 33.True or false: a clean glass is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 35.True or false: mud from water is done by filtering. (a) True (b) False
- 36.True or false: a funnel is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) cotton or cloth (b) yeast (c) a clean glass (d) muddy water
- 38.True or false: sugar from sugar water is done by sieving. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: small stones from dal is done by filtering. (a) False (b) True
- 40.True or false: salt from sea water is done by evaporating. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- clearer
- we keep it the same
- a funnel
- we change it
- False
- no, salt passes through
- False
- False
- how clear the water is
- the filter material
- wash hands afterwards
- a magnet
- a balloon
- True
- the same funnel
- handpicking
- sand and pebbles
- True
- germs are invisible
- we keep it the same
- a clean glass
- a balloon
- False
- the filter traps mud
- yeast
- not needed
- False
- True
- not needed
- False
- sugar from sugar water
- we measure it
- False
- not needed
- True
- False
- yeast
- False
- False
- True
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