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Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 18: Growing salt crystals · Set 248 · 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.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need a mirror for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  3. 3.True or false: chalk powder does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a spoon (b) a shallow dish (c) yeast (d) warm water
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) table salt (b) sand (c) small pebbles (d) sawdust
  6. 6.True or false: baking soda dissolves in water. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: sugar does not dissolve in water. (a) False (b) True
  8. 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. 9.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  10. 10.True or false: a magnet is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  11. 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. 12.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  13. 13.True or false: cooking oil does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  15. 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. 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. 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. 18.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  19. 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. 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. 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. 22.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) sawdust (b) sugar (c) sand (d) cooking oil
  23. 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. 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. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chalk powder (b) glucose powder (c) sugar (d) table salt
  26. 26.🧂 Does food colour dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  27. 27.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧂 Does cooking oil dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  29. 29.True or false: yeast is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 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. 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. 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. 34.True or false: baking soda does not dissolve in water. (a) False (b) True
  35. 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. 36.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) food colour (b) sugar (c) small pebbles (d) baking soda
  39. 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. 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

  1. True
  2. not needed
  3. True
  4. yeast
  5. table salt
  6. True
  7. False
  8. turmeric powder
  9. can be undone
  10. False
  11. we keep it the same
  12. not needed
  13. True
  14. False
  15. a grown-up
  16. safe from small children
  17. a battery cell
  18. cannot be undone
  19. water evaporates
  20. browning lemon ink
  21. we change it
  22. sugar
  23. yeast
  24. milk turning to curd
  25. chalk powder
  26. dissolves in water
  27. False
  28. does not dissolve
  29. True
  30. False
  31. False
  32. False
  33. to make it very salty
  34. False
  35. sea water evaporates
  36. False
  37. True
  38. small pebbles
  39. True
  40. dissolving salt

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