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