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