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