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Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 18: Growing salt crystals · Set 233 · 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.🔮 Predict: crystals grow slowly where nobody disturbs them. How big are they? (a) no crystals (b) bigger crystals (c) liquid crystals (d) smaller crystals
  2. 2.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  3. 3.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) melting ice (c) baking a cake (d) dissolving salt
  4. 4.⚖️ 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
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a spoon (d) a mirror
  6. 6.🧂 What shape are table salt crystals under a magnifying glass? (a) tiny spheres (b) tiny cubes (c) tiny triangles (d) tiny stars
  7. 7.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) salt (b) a piece of string (c) turmeric powder (d) a spoon
  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) days to see crystals (b) sunny or shady place (c) the same dish
  10. 10.True or false: a balloon is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting butter (c) dissolving salt (d) melting ice
  12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) warm water (b) salt (c) a mirror (d) a spoon
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a mirror (b) salt (c) a spoon (d) a shallow dish
  14. 14.True or false: a spoon is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  16. 16.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  17. 17.True or false: sawdust does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) warm water (b) salt (c) a magnet (d) a piece of string
  19. 19.True or false: salt is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) salt (d) yeast
  21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a spoon (b) warm water (c) a piece of string (d) yeast
  22. 22.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) a shallow dish
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glucose powder (b) sand (c) chalk powder (d) sawdust
  25. 25.🔮 Predict: you use sugar instead of salt. What happens as it dries? (a) it turns to butter (b) it turns to oil (c) salt crystals form (d) sugar crystals form
  26. 26.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  27. 27.⚖️ 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) days to see crystals (b) the same dish (c) sunny or shady place (d) the kind of salt
  28. 28.🛟 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
  29. 29.🧂 Does glucose powder dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
  30. 30.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a magnet is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧂 Does baking soda dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  33. 33.⚖️ 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
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) food colour (b) glucose powder (c) small pebbles (d) baking soda
  35. 35.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sand (b) food colour (c) glucose powder (d) table salt
  37. 37.True or false: a shallow dish is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) food colour (b) sugar (c) baking soda (d) small pebbles
  39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) salt (b) a shallow dish (c) warm water (d) a battery cell
  40. 40.🧂 Does sugar dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve

Answer key

  1. bigger crystals
  2. we keep it the same
  3. baking a cake
  4. we keep it the same
  5. a spoon
  6. tiny cubes
  7. we keep it the same
  8. turmeric powder
  9. the same dish
  10. False
  11. browning lemon ink
  12. a mirror
  13. a mirror
  14. True
  15. cannot be undone
  16. cannot be undone
  17. True
  18. a magnet
  19. False
  20. salt
  21. yeast
  22. False
  23. a shallow dish
  24. glucose powder
  25. sugar crystals form
  26. we change it
  27. sunny or shady place
  28. a grown-up
  29. dissolves in water
  30. False
  31. False
  32. dissolves in water
  33. True
  34. small pebbles
  35. can be undone
  36. sand
  37. False
  38. small pebbles
  39. a battery cell
  40. dissolves in water

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