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