How do you seperate a mixture of salt and sand using basic scientific equipment?
One way would be to place the salt and sand mixture in a beaker and slowly add water to dissolve the salt. The water needs to agitate the sand slightly, but not throw it up high enough that it will wash out over the top of the beaker. Eventually the beaker will overflow. The overflow could be collected by placing the beaker on a stiff screen over a large funnel and channeling the water from the funnel into another beaker where the is water boiled away using a Bunsen burner, leaving the salt. After sufficient washing, the sand is drained of water and allowed to dry.
