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.

Cooking oil floating on water
Gravel mixed with sand
Steel cans mixed with aluminum cans
Rice in the water it was washed in

A.A sieve, because the gravel pieces are too big for its holes
B.Skimming off the top layer, because the oil floats
C.A colander, which holds the rice grains and lets the water drain
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
Salt mixed with pepper
Sand stirred into water
Dried peas mixed with flour

A.Filter paper, which catches the sand because it has not dissolved
B.Leaving the water to evaporate, so the salt is left behind
C.Adding water to dissolve the salt, then filtering out the pepper
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 8. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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