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: a funnel is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🛟 What should you do after handling muddy water? (a) wash hands afterwards (b) lick your fingers (c) nothing is needed (d) wipe hands on face
- 3.🫗 Why does filtered muddy water look clearer? (a) the filter traps mud (b) the water evaporates (c) the filter adds soap (d) the mud dissolves
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton or cloth (b) a funnel (c) muddy water (d) a balloon
- 5.🫗 Muddy water is poured through a cloth filter. What stays on the cloth? (a) the mud (b) the salt (c) nothing (d) the water
- 6.🔮 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
- 7.🧺 Do we need yeast for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 8.True or false: bran from wheat flour is done by filtering. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) sand and pebbles (b) cotton or cloth (c) turmeric powder (d) muddy water
- 10.🧺 Do we need cotton or cloth for the muddy water filter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) sand and pebbles (c) muddy water (d) a clean glass
- 12.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
- 13.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 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.⚖️ 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 same glass
- 16.True or false: gravel from fine sand is done by winnowing. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🧺 Do we need a funnel for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 18.⚖️ 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
- 19.⚖️ 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
- 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) muddy water (d) a magnet
- 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a clean glass (b) a funnel (c) cotton or cloth (d) a magnet
- 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) sand and pebbles (b) cotton or cloth (c) yeast (d) a funnel
- 23.🫗 How do we separate tea leaves from tea? (a) sieving (b) handpicking (c) filtering (d) winnowing
- 24.🔮 Predict: tea is poured through a strainer. What happens to the tea leaves? (a) both stay behind (b) leaves stay behind (c) leaves pass through (d) tea stays behind
- 25.🧺 Do we need a clean glass for the muddy water filter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: the same funnel is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) cotton or cloth (b) sand and pebbles (c) muddy water (d) a balloon
- 28.⚖️ 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
- 29.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🧺 Do we need muddy water for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 31.🫗 How do we separate sugar from sugar water? (a) evaporating (b) filtering (c) sieving (d) handpicking
- 32.True or false: husk from rice grain is done by winnowing. (a) True (b) False
- 33.True or false: sugar from sugar water is done by winnowing. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the muddy water filter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 35.🫗 How do we separate husk from rice grain? (a) filtering (b) handpicking (c) evaporating (d) winnowing
- 36.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: how clear the water is is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: a magnet is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 38.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how clear the water is (b) the filter material (c) the amount poured (d) the same funnel
- 39.⚖️ 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
- 40.True or false: small stones from dal is done by filtering. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- True
- wash hands afterwards
- the filter traps mud
- a balloon
- the mud
- clearer
- not needed
- False
- turmeric powder
- needed
- turmeric powder
- we change it
- True
- False
- the same glass
- False
- needed
- we keep it the same
- True
- muddy water
- a magnet
- yeast
- filtering
- leaves stay behind
- needed
- False
- a balloon
- we keep it the same
- False
- needed
- evaporating
- True
- False
- not needed
- winnowing
- False
- False
- the filter material
- True
- False
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