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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
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
Iron filings mixed with sand
Cooking oil floating on water
The colored inks in a black marker
A.A magnet, because the iron is magnetic and the sand is not
B.Skimming off the top layer, because the oil floats
C.A sieve, because the gravel pieces are too big for its holes
D.Wet paper, because each ink travels up it a different distance
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Steel and plastic paperclips
Sand stirred into water
Salt mixed with pepper
Steel cans mixed with aluminum cans
A.A magnet, which lifts only the steel clips
B.Adding water to dissolve the salt, then filtering out the pepper
C.Filter paper, which catches the sand because it has not dissolved
D.A big magnet, which pulls out only the steel cans
LessonPrint · 5-PS1-3 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Getting It Back Out
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Gravel mixed with sand — C (A sieve, because the gravel pieces are too big for its holes) 2. Iron filings mixed with sand — A (A magnet, because the iron is magnetic and the sand is not) 3. Cooking oil floating on water — B (Skimming off the top layer, because the oil floats) 4. The colored inks in a black marker — D (Wet paper, because each ink travels up it a different distance)
2.1. Steel and plastic paperclips — A (A magnet, which lifts only the steel clips) 2. Sand stirred into water — C (Filter paper, which catches the sand because it has not dissolved) 3. Salt mixed with pepper — B (Adding water to dissolve the salt, then filtering out the pepper) 4. Steel cans mixed with aluminum cans — D (A big magnet, which pulls out only the steel cans)
Questions about Getting It Back Out
What does the Getting It Back Out worksheet cover?
It practices using a property of each material to separate a mixture — 2 questions for Grade 5, all on NGSS 5-PS1-3: Identify a material by its properties. The instruction to students is “Draw a line from each mixture to the way to separate it”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which NGSS performance expectation does Getting It Back Out practice?
5-PS1-3, under Physical Science for Grade 5. The published performance expectation reads: “Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.” The worksheet assesses that performance expectation rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Getting It Back Out is written for Grade 5, typically ages 10-11. It is one of the sheets on 5-PS1-3, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Getting It Back Out come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Getting It Back Out can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Getting It Back Out free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Getting It Back Out, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.