--- title: "Can't beat a bit a sieving!" url: "https://dowsonprimary.com/blog/2022-01-21-08-31-43-can-t-beat-a-bit-a-sieving" school: "Dowson Primary Academy" --- # Can't beat a bit a sieving! ![Image of Can't beat a bit a sieving!](https://files.schudio.com/dowson-primary-academy-2/images/blog/20220121_080909.jpg) 21 January 2022 [Teacher blog](https://dowsonprimary.com/blog/author/teacher) [Class of 2023](https://dowsonprimary.com/blog/category/class-of-2023) As part of investigating separating materals, we all got busy sieving. We found it the best way of separating cubes and rice and rice and flour. Although we did also find that adding water to to the cubes and rice worked as the cubes floated and the rice sunk. [ Learning the rock cycle through chocolate and investigating soil! ](https://dowsonprimary.com/blog/2022-01-17-15-13-26-learning-the-rock-cycle-through-chocolate-and-investigating-soil) [Cross Country Return ](https://dowsonprimary.com/blog/2022-01-21-08-35-51-cross-country-return) ![Dowson Primary Academy](https://files.schudio.com/dowson-primary-academy-2/images/logo/Dowson-Logo.png) ### Dowson Primary Academy Marlborough Road Hyde Cheshire SK14 5HU 0161 366 0177 © Copyright 2026 Dowson Primary Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://dowsonprimary.com/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)