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Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 18: Growing salt crystals · Set 13 · 40 questions
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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. 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. 2.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  3. 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. 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. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) warm water (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
  6. 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. 7.True or false: a spoon is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  8. 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. 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. 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. 11.True or false: a piece of string is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  12. 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. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda (b) table salt (c) sugar (d) sawdust
  14. 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. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking oil (b) sawdust (c) small pebbles (d) food colour
  16. 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. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) sawdust (c) cooking oil (d) sand
  18. 18.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  19. 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. 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. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking oil (b) food colour (c) table salt (d) baking soda
  22. 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. 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. 24.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) table salt (b) cooking oil (c) sugar (d) glucose powder
  25. 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. 26.🧺 Do we need yeast for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  27. 27.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  29. 29.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need a magnet for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) salt (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
  32. 32.True or false: food colour dissolves in water. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small pebbles (b) glucose powder (c) chalk powder (d) cooking oil
  34. 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. 35.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  36. 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. 37.🧂 Does sugar dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
  38. 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. 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. 40.True or false: sawdust does not dissolve in water. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. turmeric powder
  2. False
  3. True
  4. days to see crystals
  5. warm water
  6. freezing water
  7. False
  8. to make it very salty
  9. the amount of salt
  10. safe from small children
  11. False
  12. False
  13. sawdust
  14. we keep it the same
  15. food colour
  16. we keep it the same
  17. sugar
  18. cannot be undone
  19. turmeric powder
  20. folding paper
  21. cooking oil
  22. a piece of string
  23. we measure it
  24. cooking oil
  25. a magnet
  26. not needed
  27. True
  28. can be undone
  29. can be undone
  30. not needed
  31. salt
  32. True
  33. glucose powder
  34. a grown-up
  35. False
  36. we change it
  37. dissolves in water
  38. sugar crystals form
  39. a balloon
  40. True

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