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.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) glucose powder (b) food colour (c) table salt (d) cooking oil
- 2.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) sugar (b) chalk powder (c) cooking oil (d) sand
- 3.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 4.🧂 Does sawdust dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
- 5.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) dissolving salt (c) browning lemon ink (d) milk turning to curd
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking oil (b) sawdust (c) sand (d) baking soda
- 7.⚖️ 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 amount of water (b) sunny or shady place (c) days to see crystals
- 8.🧂 What shape are table salt crystals under a magnifying glass? (a) tiny stars (b) tiny spheres (c) tiny cubes (d) tiny triangles
- 9.⚖️ 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 water (b) days to see crystals (c) sunny or shady place (d) the same dish
- 10.🔮 Predict: you cover the dish so no water can escape. What happens? (a) it turns sweet (b) few or no crystals (c) it fizzes (d) crystals grow faster
- 11.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) warm water (d) a balloon
- 13.🛟 Where should you keep the crystal dish while it dries? (a) safe from small children (b) on the edge of a table (c) in a busy doorway (d) next to the baby
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the amount of salt is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: a spoon is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) baking soda (b) glucose powder (c) chalk powder (d) food colour
- 17.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) table salt (b) baking soda (c) sugar (d) sand
- 18.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 19.🔮 Predict: crystals grow slowly where nobody disturbs them. How big are they? (a) no crystals (b) liquid crystals (c) smaller crystals (d) bigger crystals
- 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 21.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) browning lemon ink (c) rusting iron (d) melting ice
- 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a piece of string (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) yeast
- 23.True or false: glucose powder dissolves in water. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) salt (b) warm water (c) yeast (d) a piece of string
- 25.🧂 Does baking soda dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 26.⚖️ 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 kind of salt (b) the amount of salt (c) the amount of water (d) sunny or shady place
- 27.True or false: a piece of string is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🧂 Does sand dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 29.🧺 Do we need a mirror for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the amount of salt is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🧂 Does small pebbles dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a piece of string (b) a shallow dish (c) warm water (d) a magnet
- 33.🧂 Does food colour dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glucose powder (b) cooking oil (c) food colour (d) sugar
- 35.True or false: sand does not dissolve in water. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) salt (b) a shallow dish (c) a balloon (d) a spoon
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: days to see crystals is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🧺 Do we need yeast for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) salt (b) warm water (c) a spoon (d) a balloon
- 40.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- cooking oil
- sugar
- not needed
- does not dissolve
- dissolving salt
- baking soda
- the amount of water
- tiny cubes
- days to see crystals
- few or no crystals
- we keep it the same
- warm water
- safe from small children
- True
- True
- chalk powder
- sand
- cannot be undone
- bigger crystals
- can be undone
- melting ice
- a piece of string
- True
- yeast
- dissolves in water
- sunny or shady place
- False
- does not dissolve
- not needed
- False
- does not dissolve
- a magnet
- dissolves in water
- cooking oil
- True
- a balloon
- False
- not needed
- a balloon
- True
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