Name:_Joyce Cyrazille Eugenio ____________

Section: __11 STEM - Cepheus___ Date: _04/13/21______________

Mini-Performance Task 3

Methods of Separation

Procedure:

A. Sand of time
1. Prepare 1 kg soil from the backyard and sieve.
2. Transfer the 1 kg soil into the sieve. Measure the mass of the sand and the
materials left on the sieve.

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B. Pass it through the cloth

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1. Measure 100 mL water from the bottom of your water container.
2. Cover the top of a glass with a piece of cloth then pour the 100 mL water unto it.

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3. After pouring the water, observe the surface of the cloth. Note any observation
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that you will make.
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Observations:
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The soil I sieve is then 1 kg after I sieve the soil, only 1 kg of ground is 0.65 kg and 0.35
kg of soil left behind.
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I saw some dirt on the cloth after I poured the water on the white cloth.
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Questions
1. What material passes though the holes of the sieve? Why?
Sieving allows the fine soil/sand particles to pass through the holes of the sieve while
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the bigger particles or impurities remain on the sieve.

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2. What did you find on the surface of the clothe? Is it safe to drink before
passing through that clothe? Why?
I found some dirt from the water on the surface of the cloth. In my perspective, drinking
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water directly from the faucet is not safe, because it has dirt.

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