Separating Mixtures

Items in CUP:

Sand

Two tooth picks

A plastic fly

Salt (mixed with sand)

Water

Beans

Procedures:

1)      Use the funnel to pour the liquid from cup into the graduated cylinder (39 ml).

2)      Take out the sand from cup using the magnet.

3)      Take some water out of the graduated cylinder using a pipette and put the rest of the water in a beaker on to the heater for 10 minutes (3/4 water).

4)      Put the rest of the items in cup into the funnel to examine.

5)      Use magnet to see if the contents in funnel are magnetic (In funnel).

6)      Put the contents in the funnel back into cup.

7)      Pour out water in the graduated cylinder into the sink.

8)      Scoop the sand off magnet into cup using the scooper.

9)      Clean out the graduated cylinder and dry it using paper towels.

10)  Wash the funnel thoroughly and dry it using paper towels.

11)   Wash the scooper until it is shiny and dry it using paper towels.

12)    Pour out heated water (using tongs) into sink and wash the beaker and dry the beaker using paper towels.