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