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: husk from rice grain is done by winnowing. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🧺 Do we need cotton or cloth 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 glass is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🫗 Which of these is done by winnowing? (a) husk from rice grain (b) small stones from dal (c) gravel from fine sand (d) sugar from sugar water
- 5.🫗 Muddy water is poured through a cloth filter. What stays on the cloth? (a) the salt (b) the water (c) nothing (d) the mud
- 6.🔮 Predict: you pour muddy water through two layers of cloth instead of one. The water comes out ___. (a) muddier (b) salty (c) hot (d) clearer
- 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) cotton or cloth (b) a funnel (c) muddy water (d) yeast
- 8.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 9.⚖️ 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
- 10.True or false: a magnet is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 11.True or false: bad grains from rice is done by winnowing. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) a clean glass
- 13.True or false: sugar from sugar water is done by evaporating. (a) False (b) True
- 14.True or false: muddy water is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same funnel (b) how clear the water is (c) the same glass (d) the filter material
- 16.True or false: mud from water is done by handpicking. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) muddy water (b) cotton or cloth (c) a funnel (d) a balloon
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: the same funnel is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🔮 Predict: you filter salty water through cloth. Does the salt stay on the cloth? (a) no, salt passes through (b) yes, all of it (c) it turns to sugar (d) it turns to sand
- 20.🫗 How do we separate bad grains from rice? (a) filtering (b) evaporating (c) handpicking (d) sieving
- 21.True or false: salt from sea water is done by evaporating. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a magnet (b) a funnel (c) sand and pebbles (d) muddy water
- 23.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 24.⚖️ 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
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sand and pebbles (b) cotton or cloth (c) a clean glass (d) a magnet
- 26.🫗 Which of these is done by handpicking? (a) sugar from sugar water (b) bad grains from rice (c) bran from wheat flour (d) tea leaves from tea
- 27.🫗 Is filtered pond water safe to drink? (a) yes, if it is cold (b) yes, if it is clear (c) yes, always (d) no, germs may stay
- 28.True or false: a funnel is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) sand and pebbles (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
- 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a funnel (b) muddy water (c) a balloon (d) sand and pebbles
- 31.True or false: bad grains from rice is done by filtering. (a) False (b) True
- 32.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 33.⚖️ 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
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: how clear the water is is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a clean glass (b) a mirror (c) a funnel (d) cotton or cloth
- 36.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: the same muddy water is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🔍 Muddy water is left still for an hour. What happens to the mud? (a) it turns to sand (b) it floats on top (c) it sinks to the bottom (d) it dissolves
- 38.🧺 Do we need a funnel for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 39.🫗 Which of these is done by filtering? (a) bran from wheat flour (b) gravel from fine sand (c) sugar from sugar water (d) mud from water
- 40.🔮 Predict: tea is poured through a strainer. What happens to the tea leaves? (a) both stay behind (b) tea stays behind (c) leaves pass through (d) leaves stay behind
Answer key
- True
- needed
- False
- husk from rice grain
- the mud
- clearer
- yeast
- False
- we keep it the same
- False
- False
- a clean glass
- True
- True
- the filter material
- False
- a balloon
- False
- no, salt passes through
- handpicking
- True
- a magnet
- False
- we keep it the same
- a magnet
- bad grains from rice
- no, germs may stay
- False
- sand and pebbles
- a balloon
- False
- True
- True
- False
- a mirror
- True
- it sinks to the bottom
- needed
- mud from water
- leaves stay behind
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