Separating
Salt and Sand and
Water
Aim
To separate salt and sand from water
Hypothesis
Predict what will be seperated.
Equipment
Salt
Sand
Warm water
Beaker x2
Funnel
Filter paper
Evaporating dish
Bunsen burner
Method
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Place the salt given to you and a spatula of sand
in a beaker with 15ml of warm water
Fold filter paper in to quarters and place in the
funnel
Pour the salt, sand and water mixture in to filter
paper and leave to filter through
Place salt water in evaporating dish and place on
top of a beaker half full of water
Heat using bunsen burner until all water is
evaporated from the evaporating dish
Weigh the salt using digital scales and record
what you observed in the experiment
Results
Example
The salt and sand were separated…
The filter paper ………..
The salt passed through the filter paper and
collected in …………
We collected …… g of salt
Conclusion
We were able to separate salt and sand from
water by ………..
This worked because the salt dissolved in the
water and passed through ……..
The sand did not dissolve and was trapped by
…………..
Discussion
The solvent was…
The solute was…
The solution contained…