--- title: "Separating materials" url: "https://delphside.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-07-08-10-11-separating-materials" school: "Delph Side Community Primary School" --- # Separating materials ![Image of Separating materials](https://files.schudio.com/delph-side-community-primary-school/images/blog/IMG_6552.png) 8 July 2026 [Rachel Baker](https://delphside.lancs.sch.uk/blog/author/rbaker) [Class of 2027](https://delphside.lancs.sch.uk/blog/category/class-of-2027) In science, we explored how to separate materials using sieving, filtering and evaporation. The children were given mixtures and asked to explore how to separate the mixtures. We discovered that we couldn’t separate a solution using sieving or filtering. 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