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: turmeric powder is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 2.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🛟 What should you do after handling muddy water? (a) nothing is needed (b) lick your fingers (c) wipe hands on face (d) wash hands afterwards
- 4.⚖️ 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 glass (b) the filter material (c) the same muddy water (d) how clear the water is
- 5.🫗 Which of these is done by winnowing? (a) gravel from fine sand (b) husk from rice grain (c) sugar from sugar water (d) bad grains from rice
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? What do we do with “the filter material”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 7.🫗 Which of these is done by evaporating? (a) small stones from dal (b) bran from wheat flour (c) mud from water (d) salt from sea water
- 8.🔮 Predict: you pour muddy water through two layers of cloth instead of one. The water comes out ___. (a) hot (b) clearer (c) muddier (d) salty
- 9.🫗 How do we separate gravel from fine sand? (a) winnowing (b) sieving (c) filtering (d) handpicking
- 10.🫗 Which of these is done by sieving? (a) salt from sea water (b) bran from wheat flour (c) tea leaves from tea (d) sugar from sugar water
- 11.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 12.🧺 Do we need yeast for the muddy water filter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 13.True or false: muddy water is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 14.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 15.🫗 Why does filtered muddy water look clearer? (a) the filter adds soap (b) the water evaporates (c) the filter traps mud (d) the mud dissolves
- 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sand and pebbles (b) cotton or cloth (c) muddy water (d) a battery cell
- 17.🧺 Do we need cotton or cloth for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 18.True or false: salt from sea water is done by evaporating. (a) False (b) True
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? What do we do with “the same glass”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 20.🧺 Do we need a clean glass for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 21.🫗 Which of these is done by sieving? (a) sugar from sugar water (b) chaff from wheat grain (c) tea leaves from tea (d) gravel from fine sand
- 22.⚖️ 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
- 23.🫗 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
- 24.⚖️ 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
- 25.⚖️ 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
- 26.True or false: sugar from sugar water is done by winnowing. (a) True (b) False
- 27.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 28.True or false: bad grains from rice is done by handpicking. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 30.True or false: chaff from wheat grain is done by winnowing. (a) True (b) False
- 31.⚖️ 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 filter material (c) the same glass
- 32.🫗 Which of these is done by evaporating? (a) bran from wheat flour (b) gravel from fine sand (c) sugar from sugar water (d) small stones from dal
- 33.True or false: muddy water is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: chaff from wheat grain is done by handpicking. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a clean glass (b) muddy water (c) a magnet (d) sand and pebbles
- 36.🫗 Muddy water is poured through a cloth filter. What stays on the cloth? (a) nothing (b) the water (c) the mud (d) the salt
- 37.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🫗 How do we separate bran from wheat flour? (a) sieving (b) filtering (c) handpicking (d) evaporating
- 39.True or false: a balloon is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🔮 Predict: tea is poured through a strainer. What happens to the tea leaves? (a) both stay behind (b) leaves pass through (c) leaves stay behind (d) tea stays behind
Answer key
- True
- False
- wash hands afterwards
- the filter material
- husk from rice grain
- we change it
- salt from sea water
- clearer
- sieving
- bran from wheat flour
- not needed
- not needed
- False
- True
- the filter traps mud
- a battery cell
- needed
- True
- we keep it the same
- needed
- gravel from fine sand
- False
- no, germs may stay
- the same funnel
- True
- False
- we measure it
- True
- not needed
- True
- the same glass
- sugar from sugar water
- True
- False
- a magnet
- the mud
- True
- sieving
- False
- leaves stay behind
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