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