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: cotton or cloth is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 3.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 4.🫗 Which of these is done by handpicking? (a) mud from water (b) husk from rice grain (c) sugar from sugar water (d) bad grains from rice
- 5.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: salt from sea water is done by evaporating. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🫗 Why does filtered muddy water look clearer? (a) the water evaporates (b) the mud dissolves (c) the filter adds soap (d) the filter traps mud
- 8.🫗 Which of these is done by evaporating? (a) chaff from wheat grain (b) sugar from sugar water (c) gravel from fine sand (d) small stones from dal
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: the filter material is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🫗 How do we separate bad grains from rice? (a) winnowing (b) handpicking (c) sieving (d) evaporating
- 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) muddy water (b) a magnet (c) a clean glass (d) cotton or cloth
- 12.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🫗 Which of these is done by evaporating? (a) husk from rice grain (b) salt from sea water (c) chaff from wheat grain (d) bad grains from rice
- 14.🛟 Why should you never drink water just because it looks clear? (a) germs are invisible (b) clear water is sweet (c) clear water is salty (d) clear water is hot
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) muddy water (b) sand and pebbles (c) cotton or cloth (d) yeast
- 16.True or false: bad grains from rice is done by handpicking. (a) False (b) True
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? What do we do with “the same funnel”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 18.🔮 Predict: you filter salty water through cloth. Does the salt stay on the cloth? (a) it turns to sugar (b) it turns to sand (c) yes, all of it (d) no, salt passes through
- 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a magnet (b) yeast (c) muddy water (d) a battery cell
- 20.⚖️ 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
- 21.🫗 Muddy water is poured through a cloth filter. What stays on the cloth? (a) the water (b) the salt (c) the mud (d) nothing
- 22.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the muddy water filter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 23.True or false: a funnel is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🧺 Do we need a clean glass for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 25.🧺 Do we need cotton or cloth for the muddy water filter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 26.True or false: salt from sea water is done by handpicking. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🛟 What should you do after handling muddy water? (a) wash hands afterwards (b) lick your fingers (c) wipe hands on face (d) nothing is needed
- 28.🫗 Which of these is done by filtering? (a) salt from sea water (b) chaff from wheat grain (c) mud from water (d) bad grains from rice
- 29.True or false: a mirror is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🫗 Which of these is done by handpicking? (a) sugar from sugar water (b) small stones from dal (c) tea leaves from tea (d) husk from rice grain
- 31.True or false: yeast is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the muddy water filter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 33.🧺 Do we need muddy water for the muddy water filter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 34.🫗 How do we separate sugar from sugar water? (a) winnowing (b) sieving (c) handpicking (d) evaporating
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: the same funnel is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🧺 Do we need a funnel for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 37.🧺 Do we need sand and pebbles for the muddy water filter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 38.⚖️ 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 muddy water (b) the same funnel (c) the amount poured (d) the filter material
- 39.⚖️ 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
- 40.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
Answer key
- False
- not needed
- we measure it
- bad grains from rice
- True
- True
- the filter traps mud
- sugar from sugar water
- True
- handpicking
- a magnet
- False
- salt from sea water
- germs are invisible
- yeast
- True
- we keep it the same
- no, salt passes through
- muddy water
- False
- the mud
- not needed
- False
- needed
- needed
- False
- wash hands afterwards
- mud from water
- False
- small stones from dal
- False
- not needed
- needed
- evaporating
- False
- needed
- needed
- the filter material
- we keep it the same
- we keep it the same
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