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.🧺 Do we need a mirror for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 2.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the same dish is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 4.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glucose powder (b) sawdust (c) chalk powder (d) cooking oil
- 6.⚖️ 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
- 7.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 8.🛟 Who should pour the warm water for the crystal experiment? (a) a grown-up (b) a friend who is running (c) the youngest child (d) nobody needs to
- 9.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) sand (b) food colour (c) glucose powder (d) sugar
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: sunny or shady place is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 11.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 12.True or false: a spoon is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) baking soda (b) small pebbles (c) table salt (d) sugar
- 14.True or false: sugar dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) warm water (b) yeast (c) a shallow dish (d) salt
- 16.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 17.🧂 What shape are table salt crystals under a magnifying glass? (a) tiny triangles (b) tiny stars (c) tiny cubes (d) tiny spheres
- 18.🧺 Do we need salt for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) warm water (b) salt (c) a battery cell (d) a spoon
- 20.⚖️ 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 water (b) the same dish (c) the kind of salt (d) days to see crystals
- 21.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 22.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 24.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 25.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 26.True or false: sawdust dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) browning lemon ink (c) cooking an egg (d) dissolving salt
- 28.🛟 Where should you keep the crystal dish while it dries? (a) in a busy doorway (b) on the edge of a table (c) safe from small children (d) next to the baby
- 29.🧂 Does cooking oil dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
- 30.🔮 Predict: you cover the dish so no water can escape. What happens? (a) it turns sweet (b) it fizzes (c) few or no crystals (d) crystals grow faster
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the same dish is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) small pebbles (b) chalk powder (c) sugar (d) sawdust
- 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a piece of string (d) a mirror
- 35.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 36.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) warm water (c) salt (d) a piece of string
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same dish (b) days to see crystals (c) sunny or shady place (d) the amount of salt
- 40.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- not needed
- can be undone
- False
- False
- glucose powder
- we keep it the same
- we keep it the same
- a grown-up
- sand
- False
- True
- True
- small pebbles
- True
- yeast
- we keep it the same
- tiny cubes
- needed
- a battery cell
- days to see crystals
- False
- True
- True
- we change it
- cannot be undone
- False
- dissolving salt
- safe from small children
- does not dissolve
- few or no crystals
- False
- sugar
- can be undone
- a piece of string
- we measure it
- True
- False
- a balloon
- sunny or shady place
- True
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