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