To try your hand at separating leaf pigments, try this simple procedure. Be very careful with acetone, especially when using it with students. Pour a small amount of the pigment solution into a beaker or cup. Suspend a strip of filter paper into the beaker so that approximately one-half inch is submerged in the solution. In about 30 minutes, the solvent and the separated pigments will have moved up the strip.
Many curriculum resources outline procedures for chromatography in more detail.