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