Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet
What you do (Dry out, crystals in): 1. An adult pours warm water into a cup. 2. Stir in salt, a spoon at a time, until no more dissolves. 3. Pour the salty water into a shallow dish and lay a string in it. 4. Leave it on a sunny windowsill, out of reach of small children, and check each day.
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- 1.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a shallow dish (c) salt (d) a piece of string
- 2.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: sunny or shady place is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of salt (b) the same dish (c) days to see crystals (d) the kind of salt
- 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) warm water (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
- 6.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) rusting iron (c) milk turning to curd (d) freezing water
- 7.True or false: a spoon is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🧂 Why do we stir in salt until no more will dissolve? (a) to cool the water (b) to change its colour (c) to make it very salty (d) to make it fizz
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of salt (b) sunny or shady place (c) days to see crystals
- 10.🛟 Where should you keep the crystal dish while it dries? (a) next to the baby (b) in a busy doorway (c) safe from small children (d) on the edge of a table
- 11.True or false: a piece of string is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the amount of salt is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda (b) table salt (c) sugar (d) sawdust
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? What do we do with “the kind of salt”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking oil (b) sawdust (c) small pebbles (d) food colour
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? What do we do with “the amount of salt”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) sawdust (c) cooking oil (d) sand
- 18.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) turmeric powder (b) a piece of string (c) salt (d) a spoon
- 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) baking a cake (c) folding paper (d) cooking an egg
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking oil (b) food colour (c) table salt (d) baking soda
- 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) a piece of string (d) turmeric powder
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? What do we do with “days to see crystals”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 24.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) table salt (b) cooking oil (c) sugar (d) glucose powder
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a piece of string (c) warm water (d) salt
- 26.🧺 Do we need yeast for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 27.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 29.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 30.🧺 Do we need a magnet for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) salt (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
- 32.True or false: food colour dissolves in water. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small pebbles (b) glucose powder (c) chalk powder (d) cooking oil
- 34.🛟 Who should pour the warm water for the crystal experiment? (a) a friend who is running (b) nobody needs to (c) a grown-up (d) the youngest child
- 35.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 36.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? What do we do with “sunny or shady place”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 37.🧂 Does sugar dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
- 38.🔮 Predict: you use sugar instead of salt. What happens as it dries? (a) it turns to butter (b) salt crystals form (c) sugar crystals form (d) it turns to oil
- 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a spoon (b) a balloon (c) a shallow dish (d) warm water
- 40.True or false: sawdust does not dissolve in water. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- turmeric powder
- False
- True
- days to see crystals
- warm water
- freezing water
- False
- to make it very salty
- the amount of salt
- safe from small children
- False
- False
- sawdust
- we keep it the same
- food colour
- we keep it the same
- sugar
- cannot be undone
- turmeric powder
- folding paper
- cooking oil
- a piece of string
- we measure it
- cooking oil
- a magnet
- not needed
- True
- can be undone
- can be undone
- not needed
- salt
- True
- glucose powder
- a grown-up
- False
- we change it
- dissolves in water
- sugar crystals form
- a balloon
- True
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