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.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🧺 Do we need a mirror for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 3.True or false: chalk powder does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a spoon (b) a shallow dish (c) yeast (d) warm water
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) table salt (b) sand (c) small pebbles (d) sawdust
- 6.True or false: baking soda dissolves in water. (a) False (b) True
- 7.True or false: sugar does not dissolve in water. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a piece of string (b) warm water (c) salt (d) turmeric powder
- 9.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 10.True or false: a magnet is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
- 11.⚖️ 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
- 12.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 13.True or false: cooking oil does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🛟 Who should pour the warm water for the crystal experiment? (a) the youngest child (b) a grown-up (c) a friend who is running (d) nobody needs to
- 16.🛟 Where should you keep the crystal dish while it dries? (a) safe from small children (b) on the edge of a table (c) next to the baby (d) in a busy doorway
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) salt (b) a battery cell (c) a shallow dish (d) a spoon
- 18.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 19.🧂 Why do crystals appear as the dish dries? (a) salt grows roots (b) salt eats water (c) the dish melts (d) water evaporates
- 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting ice (c) folding paper (d) browning lemon ink
- 21.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 22.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) sawdust (b) sugar (c) sand (d) cooking oil
- 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) warm water (c) a spoon (d) a piece of string
- 24.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) milk turning to curd (c) folding paper (d) melting butter
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chalk powder (b) glucose powder (c) sugar (d) table salt
- 26.🧂 Does food colour dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 27.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🧂 Does cooking oil dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 29.True or false: yeast is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the amount of salt is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the kind of salt is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🧂 Why do we stir in salt until no more will dissolve? (a) to cool the water (b) to make it very salty (c) to make it fizz (d) to change its colour
- 34.True or false: baking soda does not dissolve in water. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🌊 How is salt made in salt pans by the sea? (a) salt rains down (b) fish make it (c) sand is ground up (d) sea water evaporates
- 36.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) food colour (b) sugar (c) small pebbles (d) baking soda
- 39.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 40.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) dissolving salt (d) milk turning to curd
Answer key
- True
- not needed
- True
- yeast
- table salt
- True
- False
- turmeric powder
- can be undone
- False
- we keep it the same
- not needed
- True
- False
- a grown-up
- safe from small children
- a battery cell
- cannot be undone
- water evaporates
- browning lemon ink
- we change it
- sugar
- yeast
- milk turning to curd
- chalk powder
- dissolves in water
- False
- does not dissolve
- True
- False
- False
- False
- to make it very salty
- False
- sea water evaporates
- False
- True
- small pebbles
- True
- dissolving salt
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