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