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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.
  • Iron filings mixed with sand
  • Steel cans mixed with aluminum cans
  • Cooking oil floating on water
  • Steel and plastic paperclips
  • A.Skimming off the top layer, because the oil floats
  • B.A magnet, because the iron is magnetic and the sand is not
  • C.A magnet, which lifts only the steel clips
  • D.A big magnet, which pulls out only the steel cans
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Salt dissolved in water
  • Rice in the water it was washed in
  • Dried peas mixed with flour
  • The colored inks in a black marker
  • A.Wet paper, because each ink travels up it a different distance
  • B.Leaving the water to evaporate, so the salt is left behind
  • C.A fine sieve, which lets the flour fall through and keeps the peas
  • D.A colander, which holds the rice grains and lets the water drain

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Answer key — Getting It Back Out

Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Iron filings mixed with sand — B (A magnet, because the iron is magnetic and the sand is not) 2. Steel cans mixed with aluminum cans — D (A big magnet, which pulls out only the steel cans) 3. Cooking oil floating on water — A (Skimming off the top layer, because the oil floats) 4. Steel and plastic paperclips — C (A magnet, which lifts only the steel clips)
  2. 2.1. Salt dissolved in water — B (Leaving the water to evaporate, so the salt is left behind) 2. Rice in the water it was washed in — D (A colander, which holds the rice grains and lets the water drain) 3. Dried peas mixed with flour — C (A fine sieve, which lets the flour fall through and keeps the peas) 4. The colored inks in a black marker — A (Wet paper, because each ink travels up it a different distance)

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