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
Salt mixed with pepper
Dried peas mixed with flour
Salt dissolved in water

A.Leaving the water to evaporate, so the salt is left behind
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.Adding water to dissolve the salt, then filtering out the pepper

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

Sand stirred into water
Rice in the water it was washed in
Steel and plastic paperclips
Cooking oil floating on water

A.A colander, which holds the rice grains and lets the water drain
B.Filter paper, which catches the sand because it has not dissolved
C.A magnet, which lifts only the steel clips
D.Skimming off the top layer, because the oil floats

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Answer key — Getting It Back Out

Set 3. 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. Salt mixed with pepper — D (Adding water to dissolve the salt, then filtering out the pepper) 3. Dried peas mixed with flour — C (A fine sieve, which lets the flour fall through and keeps the peas) 4. Salt dissolved in water — A (Leaving the water to evaporate, so the salt is left behind)
2.1. Sand stirred into water — B (Filter paper, which catches the sand because it has not dissolved) 2. Rice in the water it was washed in — A (A colander, which holds the rice grains and lets the water drain) 3. Steel and plastic paperclips — C (A magnet, which lifts only the steel clips) 4. Cooking oil floating on water — D (Skimming off the top layer, because the oil floats)

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