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