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