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: salt from sea water is done by winnowing. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🫗 How do we separate salt from sea water? (a) sieving (b) evaporating (c) winnowing (d) handpicking
- 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a funnel (b) turmeric powder (c) muddy water (d) sand and pebbles
- 4.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 5.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 6.🫗 How do we separate husk from rice grain? (a) filtering (b) handpicking (c) winnowing (d) evaporating
- 7.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
- 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton or cloth (b) a clean glass (c) a magnet (d) sand and pebbles
- 9.🫗 Muddy water is poured through a cloth filter. What stays on the cloth? (a) the salt (b) nothing (c) the water (d) the mud
- 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a balloon (b) muddy water (c) a magnet (d) turmeric powder
- 11.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🧺 Do we need a funnel for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how clear the water is (b) the same funnel (c) the same muddy water (d) the filter material
- 14.🫗 How do we separate bran from wheat flour? (a) sieving (b) filtering (c) handpicking (d) evaporating
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel (b) a clean glass (c) yeast (d) sand and pebbles
- 16.🫗 Why does filtered muddy water look clearer? (a) the mud dissolves (b) the filter adds soap (c) the water evaporates (d) the filter traps mud
- 17.True or false: bad grains from rice is done by handpicking. (a) False (b) True
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the filter material (b) how clear the water is (c) the same funnel
- 19.🔮 Predict: you pour muddy water through two layers of cloth instead of one. The water comes out ___. (a) salty (b) clearer (c) hot (d) muddier
- 20.🛟 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
- 21.⚖️ 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 amount poured (c) how clear the water is (d) the same glass
- 22.🧺 Do we need cotton or cloth for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 23.🧺 Do we need sand and pebbles for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 24.⚖️ 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
- 25.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the muddy water filter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) a clean glass (d) a mirror
- 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) cotton or cloth (b) a mirror (c) a funnel (d) sand and pebbles
- 28.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton or cloth (b) a clean glass (c) a funnel (d) a balloon
- 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) sand and pebbles
- 32.True or false: a mirror is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 34.🫗 How do we separate small stones from dal? (a) winnowing (b) filtering (c) evaporating (d) handpicking
- 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) cotton or cloth (c) sand and pebbles (d) a clean glass
- 36.True or false: salt from sea water is done by evaporating. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🫗 Which of these is done by evaporating? (a) sugar from sugar water (b) chaff from wheat grain (c) bad grains from rice (d) tea leaves from tea
- 38.🫗 Which of these is done by sieving? (a) small stones from dal (b) salt from sea water (c) bran from wheat flour (d) chaff from wheat grain
- 39.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🛟 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
Answer key
- False
- evaporating
- turmeric powder
- not needed
- not needed
- winnowing
- we measure it
- a magnet
- the mud
- muddy water
- False
- needed
- the filter material
- sieving
- yeast
- the filter traps mud
- True
- the same funnel
- clearer
- germs are invisible
- how clear the water is
- needed
- needed
- we keep it the same
- not needed
- a clean glass
- a mirror
- we keep it the same
- we keep it the same
- a balloon
- sand and pebbles
- False
- not needed
- handpicking
- a mirror
- True
- sugar from sugar water
- bran from wheat flour
- True
- wash hands afterwards
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