--- title: "Separating mixtures" url: "https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2021-09-30-15-58-46-separating-mixtures" school: "Scotforth St Paul's C of E Primary & Nursery School" --- [Start your school journey with us! Book a visit for September 2027 school starters](https://www.scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/parents/admissions) # Separating mixtures ![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/blog/53B02150-018B-4C05-B46C-879226920665.jpeg) 30 September 2021 [Mrs Mayor](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/author/tmayor) [Class of 2017](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/category/class-of-2017) We have had lots of fun separating mixtures using a variety of different sized sieves. We had to decide which sieves to use and how we were going to separate three different solids such as sand, rice and pasta. We also used magnets to help us to separate the solids, as some of the mixtures had metal in them that were attracted to the magnet. [Science](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/tag/science) [![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/imagecache/100x100c/blog/CBFD5D16-4A3F-42B1-9675-6609EDBCB2A0.jpeg)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2021-09-29-15-30-00-sculpture-work) Previous ### [Sculpture work](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2021-09-29-15-30-00-sculpture-work) [![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/imagecache/100x100c/blog/IMG_0562(1).JPG)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2021-09-30-16-00-00-healthy-eating) Next ### [Healthy Eating](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2021-09-30-16-00-00-healthy-eating) - ![Healthy Schools](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/healthyschoolslogo(3)_(1).jpeg) - ![Ofsted](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/Ofsted_Good_GP_Colour(1).jpeg) - ![Vines](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/Outlook-gg5hcrqw_(2)_(1).png) - ![QM](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/Quality_Mark_5_March_2015(2)_(1).jpeg) - ![Blackbrun Diocese](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/Blackburn_Diocese_(1)_(1).jpeg) - ![School Gold Award](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/SG-L1-3-gold-2022-23(4).jpeg) ##### Location Scotforth Rd Lancaster LA1 4SE ##### Contact Us 01524 65379 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Scotforth.St.Pauls) - [Office staff (Mrs Malin and Mrs Pearce)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/contact) © Copyright 2017–2026 Scotforth St Paul's C of E Primary & Nursery School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)