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.⚖️ 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
- 2.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 3.⚖️ 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 funnel (b) the amount poured (c) the filter material (d) the same glass
- 4.🔍 Muddy water is left still for an hour. What happens to the mud? (a) it sinks to the bottom (b) it floats on top (c) it turns to sand (d) it dissolves
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: the amount poured is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: a balloon is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) muddy water (d) a mirror
- 8.🫗 Which of these is done by filtering? (a) gravel from fine sand (b) sugar from sugar water (c) chaff from wheat grain (d) mud from water
- 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a mirror (b) cotton or cloth (c) yeast (d) a magnet
- 10.🛟 Why should you never drink water just because it looks clear? (a) clear water is salty (b) clear water is sweet (c) clear water is hot (d) germs are invisible
- 11.⚖️ 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
- 12.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? What do we do with “the amount poured”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 14.🧺 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) a funnel
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel (b) a clean glass (c) a battery cell (d) sand and pebbles
- 16.True or false: muddy water is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 18.🫗 Which of these is done by evaporating? (a) chaff from wheat grain (b) small stones from dal (c) salt from sea water (d) bad grains from rice
- 19.True or false: a magnet is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 20.⚖️ 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
- 21.🫗 Which of these is done by winnowing? (a) bad grains from rice (b) chaff from wheat grain (c) gravel from fine sand (d) small stones from dal
- 22.True or false: bad grains from rice is done by handpicking. (a) True (b) False
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same funnel (b) the filter material (c) how clear the water is (d) the same glass
- 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a magnet (b) sand and pebbles (c) muddy water (d) cotton or cloth
- 25.⚖️ 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
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? What do we do with “the same glass”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 27.🫗 Which of these is done by sieving? (a) bran from wheat flour (b) chaff from wheat grain (c) sugar from sugar water (d) mud from water
- 28.🧺 Do we need sand and pebbles for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 29.🛟 What should you do after handling muddy water? (a) lick your fingers (b) wipe hands on face (c) nothing is needed (d) wash hands afterwards
- 30.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton or cloth (b) a mirror (c) sand and pebbles (d) muddy water
- 32.🫗 Muddy water is poured through a cloth filter. What stays on the cloth? (a) nothing (b) the mud (c) the salt (d) the water
- 33.🫗 How do we separate tea leaves from tea? (a) handpicking (b) winnowing (c) filtering (d) sieving
- 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a mirror (b) a clean glass (c) cotton or cloth (d) a funnel
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: the same funnel is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🫗 How do we separate gravel from fine sand? (a) filtering (b) handpicking (c) sieving (d) evaporating
- 37.True or false: mud from water is done by winnowing. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: yeast is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the filter material (b) the same funnel (c) how clear the water is
Answer key
- False
- not needed
- the filter material
- it sinks to the bottom
- True
- False
- muddy water
- mud from water
- cotton or cloth
- germs are invisible
- False
- we keep it the same
- we keep it the same
- a magnet
- a battery cell
- False
- not needed
- salt from sea water
- False
- we measure it
- chaff from wheat grain
- True
- how clear the water is
- a magnet
- we keep it the same
- we keep it the same
- bran from wheat flour
- needed
- wash hands afterwards
- True
- a mirror
- the mud
- filtering
- a mirror
- False
- sieving
- False
- False
- False
- the same funnel
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