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