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
The colored inks in a black marker
Sand stirred into water
Salt dissolved in water

A.Leaving the water to evaporate, so the salt is left behind
B.Filter paper, which catches the sand because it has not dissolved
C.A magnet, because the iron is magnetic and the sand is not
D.Wet paper, because each ink travels up it a different distance

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

Steel cans mixed with aluminum cans
Rice in the water it was washed in
Dried peas mixed with flour
Salt mixed with pepper

A.Adding water to dissolve the salt, then filtering out the pepper
B.A big magnet, which pulls out only the steel cans
C.A colander, which holds the rice grains and lets the water drain
D.A fine sieve, which lets the flour fall through and keeps the peas

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Answer key — Getting It Back Out

Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. Iron filings mixed with sand — C (A magnet, because the iron is magnetic and the sand is not) 2. The colored inks in a black marker — D (Wet paper, because each ink travels up it a different distance) 3. Sand stirred into water — B (Filter paper, which catches the sand because it has not dissolved) 4. Salt dissolved in water — A (Leaving the water to evaporate, so the salt is left behind)
2.1. Steel cans mixed with aluminum cans — B (A big magnet, which pulls out only the steel cans) 2. Rice in the water it was washed in — C (A colander, which holds the rice grains and lets the water drain) 3. Dried peas mixed with flour — D (A fine sieve, which lets the flour fall through and keeps the peas) 4. Salt mixed with pepper — A (Adding water to dissolve the salt, then filtering out the pepper)

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