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