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