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