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Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 18: Growing salt crystals · Set 192 · 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) next to the baby (b) on the edge of a table (c) safe from small children (d) in a busy doorway
  2. 2.🔮 Predict: crystals grow slowly where nobody disturbs them. How big are they? (a) liquid crystals (b) no crystals (c) bigger crystals (d) smaller crystals
  3. 3.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  4. 4.🔮 Predict: you cover the dish so no water can escape. What happens? (a) few or no crystals (b) it turns sweet (c) crystals grow faster (d) it fizzes
  5. 5.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a piece of string (b) a shallow dish (c) warm water (d) a balloon
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) salt
  8. 8.⚖️ 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 kind of salt (b) sunny or shady place (c) days to see crystals
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need a shallow dish for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  10. 10.⚖️ 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
  11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a magnet (b) a spoon (c) yeast (d) turmeric powder
  12. 12.🧂 Does table salt dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  13. 13.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) rusting iron (c) melting butter (d) freezing water
  14. 14.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) sugar (b) cooking oil (c) sand (d) small pebbles
  15. 15.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.⚖️ 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
  17. 17.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  18. 18.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the amount of water is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) warm water (b) a piece of string (c) a spoon (d) yeast
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) salt (b) a magnet (c) a spoon (d) a piece of string
  22. 22.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  23. 23.True or false: sugar dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) food colour (b) sand (c) table salt (d) sugar
  25. 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) folding paper (c) melting ice (d) freezing water
  26. 26.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
  27. 27.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
  28. 28.True or false: small pebbles does not dissolve in water. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) glucose powder (b) cooking oil (c) table salt (d) sugar
  30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a shallow dish (b) turmeric powder (c) a piece of string (d) a spoon
  31. 31.True or false: sawdust does not dissolve in water. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need yeast for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  33. 33.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) sugar (b) food colour (c) sand (d) table salt
  34. 34.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) sand (b) baking soda (c) chalk powder (d) small pebbles
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a piece of string (b) a battery cell (c) a shallow dish (d) warm water
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) table salt (b) glucose powder (c) baking soda (d) chalk powder
  37. 37.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.⚖️ 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 amount of salt (b) the amount of water (c) the kind of salt (d) sunny or shady place
  39. 39.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) freezing water (c) baking a cake (d) milk turning to curd
  40. 40.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. safe from small children
  2. bigger crystals
  3. we keep it the same
  4. few or no crystals
  5. True
  6. a balloon
  7. salt
  8. the kind of salt
  9. needed
  10. we change it
  11. a spoon
  12. dissolves in water
  13. rusting iron
  14. sugar
  15. True
  16. we measure it
  17. cannot be undone
  18. can be undone
  19. False
  20. yeast
  21. a magnet
  22. cannot be undone
  23. True
  24. sand
  25. cooking an egg
  26. we keep it the same
  27. we keep it the same
  28. True
  29. cooking oil
  30. turmeric powder
  31. True
  32. not needed
  33. sand
  34. baking soda
  35. a battery cell
  36. chalk powder
  37. True
  38. sunny or shady place
  39. freezing water
  40. True

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