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Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 18: Growing salt crystals · Set 156 · 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.🛟 Where should you keep the crystal dish while it dries? (a) on the edge of a table (b) in a busy doorway (c) next to the baby (d) safe from small children
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chalk powder (b) baking soda (c) sawdust (d) sand
  3. 3.True or false: cooking oil dissolves in water. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sand (b) food colour (c) table salt (d) baking soda
  5. 5.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) rusting iron
  6. 6.🧂 Does glucose powder dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
  7. 7.⚖️ 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 same dish (b) the amount of salt (c) the kind of salt (d) days to see crystals
  8. 8.🧂 Does small pebbles dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
  9. 9.True or false: table salt dissolves in water. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glucose powder (b) sugar (c) baking soda (d) cooking oil
  12. 12.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  13. 13.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  15. 15.🧺 Do we need yeast for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  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 water”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) salt (b) a magnet (c) a shallow dish (d) a piece of string
  18. 18.🛟 Who should pour the warm water for the crystal experiment? (a) the youngest child (b) a friend who is running (c) a grown-up (d) nobody needs to
  19. 19.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) chalk powder (b) sugar (c) food colour (d) glucose powder
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a balloon (b) a piece of string (c) yeast (d) turmeric powder
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) salt (b) a piece of string (c) a mirror (d) a spoon
  22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) warm water (b) salt (c) a battery cell (d) a spoon
  23. 23.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? What do we do with “the same dish”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: days to see crystals is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧂 Does sugar dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
  27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? Which of these is kept the same? (a) sunny or shady place (b) the amount of salt (c) days to see crystals
  28. 28.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  29. 29.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) freezing water (c) baking a cake (d) melting butter
  30. 30.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  31. 31.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  32. 32.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? Which of these is kept the same? (a) days to see crystals (b) the amount of water (c) sunny or shady place
  34. 34.True or false: salt is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  36. 36.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) cooking oil (c) sawdust (d) sand
  38. 38.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) folding paper (b) milk turning to curd (c) cooking an egg (d) rusting iron
  39. 39.🧂 What shape are table salt crystals under a magnifying glass? (a) tiny cubes (b) tiny stars (c) tiny triangles (d) tiny spheres
  40. 40.True or false: sawdust dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. safe from small children
  2. baking soda
  3. False
  4. sand
  5. rusting iron
  6. dissolves in water
  7. days to see crystals
  8. does not dissolve
  9. True
  10. False
  11. cooking oil
  12. we keep it the same
  13. False
  14. can be undone
  15. not needed
  16. we keep it the same
  17. a magnet
  18. a grown-up
  19. chalk powder
  20. a piece of string
  21. a mirror
  22. a battery cell
  23. can be undone
  24. we keep it the same
  25. False
  26. dissolves in water
  27. the amount of salt
  28. can be undone
  29. baking a cake
  30. cannot be undone
  31. we change it
  32. True
  33. the amount of water
  34. False
  35. not needed
  36. True
  37. sugar
  38. folding paper
  39. tiny cubes
  40. False

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