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.🔮 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.⚖️ 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.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) melting ice (c) baking a cake (d) dissolving salt
- 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.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a spoon (d) a mirror
- 6.🧂 What shape are table salt crystals under a magnifying glass? (a) tiny spheres (b) tiny cubes (c) tiny triangles (d) tiny stars
- 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.🧺 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.⚖️ 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.True or false: a balloon is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🧺 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.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a mirror (b) salt (c) a spoon (d) a shallow dish
- 14.True or false: a spoon is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 16.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 17.True or false: sawdust does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
- 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.True or false: salt is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) salt (d) yeast
- 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.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) a shallow dish
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glucose powder (b) sand (c) chalk powder (d) sawdust
- 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.⚖️ 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.⚖️ 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.🛟 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.🧂 Does glucose powder dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
- 30.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: a magnet is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🧂 Does baking soda dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) food colour (b) glucose powder (c) small pebbles (d) baking soda
- 35.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sand (b) food colour (c) glucose powder (d) table salt
- 37.True or false: a shallow dish is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) food colour (b) sugar (c) baking soda (d) small pebbles
- 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.🧂 Does sugar dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
Answer key
- bigger crystals
- we keep it the same
- baking a cake
- we keep it the same
- a spoon
- tiny cubes
- we keep it the same
- turmeric powder
- the same dish
- False
- browning lemon ink
- a mirror
- a mirror
- True
- cannot be undone
- cannot be undone
- True
- a magnet
- False
- salt
- yeast
- False
- a shallow dish
- glucose powder
- sugar crystals form
- we change it
- sunny or shady place
- a grown-up
- dissolves in water
- False
- False
- dissolves in water
- True
- small pebbles
- can be undone
- sand
- False
- small pebbles
- a battery cell
- dissolves in water
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