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Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 18: Growing salt crystals · Set 239 · 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.🧂 Does food colour dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  2. 2.📘 What do we call a solution that cannot dissolve any more salt? (a) saturated (b) empty (c) frozen (d) magnetic
  3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the kind of salt is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a piece of string (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror
  5. 5.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) warm water (d) a balloon
  7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: days to see crystals is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧂 Does table salt dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  9. 9.🧂 Does small pebbles dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  10. 10.🧂 Why do we stir in salt until no more will dissolve? (a) to change its colour (b) to make it very salty (c) to cool the water (d) to make it fizz
  11. 11.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) sand (c) small pebbles (d) sawdust
  13. 13.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  14. 14.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sand (b) food colour (c) cooking oil (d) chalk powder
  16. 16.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  17. 17.🧂 What shape are table salt crystals under a magnifying glass? (a) tiny triangles (b) tiny spheres (c) tiny stars (d) tiny cubes
  18. 18.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (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? Which of these is kept the same? (a) days to see crystals (b) the amount of water (c) sunny or shady place
  20. 20.True or false: small pebbles does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: sugar dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a magnet is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.⚖️ 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
  24. 24.🧂 Does chalk powder dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  25. 25.⚖️ 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 salt (b) the same dish (c) days to see crystals (d) sunny or shady place
  26. 26.⚖️ 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
  27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) salt (b) a spoon (c) warm water (d) yeast
  28. 28.⚖️ 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) days to see crystals (c) sunny or shady place (d) the kind of salt
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need salt for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  30. 30.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a battery cell is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda (b) chalk powder (c) sugar (d) food colour
  33. 33.🛟 Where should you keep the crystal dish while it dries? (a) on the edge of a table (b) next to the baby (c) in a busy doorway (d) safe from small children
  34. 34.⚖️ 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) days to see crystals (c) sunny or shady place
  35. 35.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) browning lemon ink (c) rusting iron (d) melting butter
  36. 36.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  37. 37.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  38. 38.True or false: a shallow dish is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting ice (b) milk turning to curd (c) browning lemon ink (d) baking a cake
  40. 40.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone

Answer key

  1. dissolves in water
  2. saturated
  3. True
  4. a piece of string
  5. True
  6. warm water
  7. True
  8. dissolves in water
  9. does not dissolve
  10. to make it very salty
  11. True
  12. sugar
  13. we measure it
  14. False
  15. food colour
  16. cannot be undone
  17. tiny cubes
  18. cannot be undone
  19. the amount of water
  20. True
  21. True
  22. False
  23. we keep it the same
  24. does not dissolve
  25. days to see crystals
  26. the same dish
  27. yeast
  28. sunny or shady place
  29. needed
  30. True
  31. False
  32. chalk powder
  33. safe from small children
  34. the kind of salt
  35. melting butter
  36. not needed
  37. we keep it the same
  38. True
  39. melting ice
  40. cannot be undone

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