Getting It Back Out is a free printable Grade 5 science worksheet on using a property of each material to separate a mixture, aligned to NGSS performance expectation 5-PS1-3. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Getting It Back Out

5-PS1-3

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Draw a line from each mixture to the way to separate it.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.

Gravel mixed with sand
Dried peas mixed with flour
Sand stirred into water
Iron filings mixed with sand

A.Filter paper, which catches the sand because it has not dissolved
B.A sieve, because the gravel pieces are too big for its holes
C.A fine sieve, which lets the flour fall through and keeps the peas
D.A magnet, because the iron is magnetic and the sand is not

2.Draw a line from each one to its match.

Salt dissolved in water
The colored inks in a black marker
Steel and plastic paperclips
Steel cans mixed with aluminum cans

A.Leaving the water to evaporate, so the salt is left behind
B.A magnet, which lifts only the steel clips
C.A big magnet, which pulls out only the steel cans
D.Wet paper, because each ink travels up it a different distance

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Answer key — Getting It Back Out

Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. Gravel mixed with sand — B (A sieve, because the gravel pieces are too big for its holes) 2. Dried peas mixed with flour — C (A fine sieve, which lets the flour fall through and keeps the peas) 3. Sand stirred into water — A (Filter paper, which catches the sand because it has not dissolved) 4. Iron filings mixed with sand — D (A magnet, because the iron is magnetic and the sand is not)
2.1. Salt dissolved in water — A (Leaving the water to evaporate, so the salt is left behind) 2. The colored inks in a black marker — D (Wet paper, because each ink travels up it a different distance) 3. Steel and plastic paperclips — B (A magnet, which lifts only the steel clips) 4. Steel cans mixed with aluminum cans — C (A big magnet, which pulls out only the steel cans)

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 5-PS1-3 of the Next Generation Science Standards.