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.🧂 Does food colour dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 2.📘 What do we call a solution that cannot dissolve any more salt? (a) saturated (b) empty (c) frozen (d) magnetic
- 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.🧺 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.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) warm water (d) a balloon
- 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.🧂 Does table salt dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 9.🧂 Does small pebbles dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 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.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) sand (c) small pebbles (d) sawdust
- 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.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sand (b) food colour (c) cooking oil (d) chalk powder
- 16.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 17.🧂 What shape are table salt crystals under a magnifying glass? (a) tiny triangles (b) tiny spheres (c) tiny stars (d) tiny cubes
- 18.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 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.True or false: small pebbles does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
- 21.True or false: sugar dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
- 22.True or false: a magnet is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🧂 Does chalk powder dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 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.⚖️ 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.🧺 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.⚖️ 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.🧺 Do we need salt for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 30.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: a battery cell is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda (b) chalk powder (c) sugar (d) food colour
- 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.⚖️ 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.🧈 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.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 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.True or false: a shallow dish is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
- 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.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
Answer key
- dissolves in water
- saturated
- True
- a piece of string
- True
- warm water
- True
- dissolves in water
- does not dissolve
- to make it very salty
- True
- sugar
- we measure it
- False
- food colour
- cannot be undone
- tiny cubes
- cannot be undone
- the amount of water
- True
- True
- False
- we keep it the same
- does not dissolve
- days to see crystals
- the same dish
- yeast
- sunny or shady place
- needed
- True
- False
- chalk powder
- safe from small children
- the kind of salt
- melting butter
- not needed
- we keep it the same
- True
- melting ice
- cannot be undone
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