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