• There are four ways to separating

the mixtures:
 using a sieve
Using a magnet
Filtration
evaporation
 Imagine you have a box of plastic toys. Some of
them are green, some blue, some red and some
yellow. If each toys represented a different
substance we would say we had a mixture .

We have a mixture when there is more than one

substance in our container.

Example: muddy water would be a mixture. It

countains mud and water
 
 USING A SIEVE
• A sieve is used to separate small solid particles
from larger ones.
• Example: using a sieve to separate gravel
(small pebbles) from sand
 
 USING A MAGNET
• Separates magnetic substances (eg
substances containing iron) from non-
magnetic substances
 FILTERING
• Filtering is used to separate small solid
particles from a liquid .
 EVAPORATION
• Evaporation is used when we want to get back
a substance that has been dissolved.
• Example:
Getting salt out of salty water