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 the one thing we change? (a) the amount poured (b) how clear the water is (c) the filter material (d) the same glass
- 2.True or false: bad grains from rice is done by evaporating. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) muddy water (b) sand and pebbles (c) cotton or cloth (d) a mirror
- 4.🫗 Is filtered pond water safe to drink? (a) yes, always (b) no, germs may stay (c) yes, if it is cold (d) yes, if it is clear
- 5.True or false: husk from rice grain is done by handpicking. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🛟 Why should you never drink water just because it looks clear? (a) clear water is salty (b) clear water is hot (c) germs are invisible (d) clear water is sweet
- 7.🧺 Do we need sand and pebbles for the muddy water filter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 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.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) yeast (b) a funnel (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
- 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a clean glass (b) sand and pebbles (c) a battery cell (d) cotton or cloth
- 11.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 12.🧺 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) sand and pebbles
- 13.🫗 Which of these is done by evaporating? (a) sugar from sugar water (b) bran from wheat flour (c) bad grains from rice (d) small stones from dal
- 14.⚖️ 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
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how clear the water is (b) the filter material (c) the same funnel (d) the amount poured
- 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a magnet (b) sand and pebbles (c) muddy water (d) a funnel
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton or cloth (b) a clean glass (c) muddy water (d) yeast
- 18.🔍 Muddy water is left still for an hour. What happens to the mud? (a) it dissolves (b) it sinks to the bottom (c) it floats on top (d) it turns to sand
- 19.🫗 How do we separate husk from rice grain? (a) handpicking (b) sieving (c) winnowing (d) evaporating
- 20.🫗 Which of these is done by sieving? (a) chaff from wheat grain (b) husk from rice grain (c) salt from sea water (d) gravel from fine sand
- 21.True or false: tea leaves from tea is done by handpicking. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 23.🫗 How do we separate bran from wheat flour? (a) evaporating (b) filtering (c) handpicking (d) sieving
- 24.🫗 How do we separate chaff from wheat grain? (a) handpicking (b) winnowing (c) sieving (d) filtering
- 25.⚖️ 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
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: the same muddy water is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: husk from rice grain is done by winnowing. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🔮 Predict: you filter salty water through cloth. Does the salt stay on the cloth? (a) yes, all of it (b) no, salt passes through (c) it turns to sand (d) it turns to sugar
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? What do we do with “the same muddy water”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 30.🧺 Do we need cotton or cloth for the muddy water filter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 31.🫗 Which of these is done by handpicking? (a) sugar from sugar water (b) gravel from fine sand (c) bran from wheat flour (d) small stones from dal
- 32.True or false: chaff from wheat grain is done by winnowing. (a) True (b) False
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: the same glass is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: gravel from fine sand is done by handpicking. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a funnel (c) cotton or cloth (d) muddy water
- 36.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? What do we do with “the amount poured”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? What do we do with “the same funnel”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 38.🫗 Which of these is done by handpicking? (a) tea leaves from tea (b) bad grains from rice (c) chaff from wheat grain (d) bran from wheat flour
- 39.True or false: muddy water is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🫗 Which of these is done by filtering? (a) salt from sea water (b) chaff from wheat grain (c) mud from water (d) gravel from fine sand
Answer key
- the filter material
- False
- a mirror
- no, germs may stay
- False
- germs are invisible
- needed
- wash hands afterwards
- a funnel
- a battery cell
- not needed
- a magnet
- sugar from sugar water
- we measure it
- how clear the water is
- a magnet
- yeast
- it sinks to the bottom
- winnowing
- gravel from fine sand
- False
- not needed
- sieving
- winnowing
- False
- True
- True
- no, salt passes through
- we keep it the same
- needed
- small stones from dal
- True
- True
- False
- turmeric powder
- we keep it the same
- we keep it the same
- bad grains from rice
- False
- mud from water
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