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.⚖️ 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
- 2.True or false: a spoon is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🧂 Does table salt dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: sunny or shady place is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 6.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 7.🔮 Predict: you cover the dish so no water can escape. What happens? (a) it fizzes (b) it turns sweet (c) few or no crystals (d) crystals grow faster
- 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a spoon (d) a magnet
- 9.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 10.🧺 Do we need a balloon for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? Which of these is what we measure? (a) days to see crystals (b) the amount of salt (c) sunny or shady place (d) the amount of water
- 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) salt (b) warm water (c) a spoon (d) yeast
- 13.🛟 Who should pour the warm water for the crystal experiment? (a) the youngest child (b) a friend who is running (c) nobody needs to (d) a grown-up
- 14.🧂 Why do we stir in salt until no more will dissolve? (a) to make it fizz (b) to change its colour (c) to cool the water (d) to make it very salty
- 15.🧂 Does baking soda dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
- 16.🌊 How is salt made in salt pans by the sea? (a) sand is ground up (b) fish make it (c) sea water evaporates (d) salt rains down
- 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) turmeric powder (b) a piece of string (c) salt (d) a spoon
- 18.🧺 Do we need a spoon for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 19.🧺 Do we need a mirror for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a shallow dish (b) a balloon (c) a spoon (d) warm water
- 22.True or false: sawdust does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
- 23.⚖️ 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 water (b) the same dish (c) sunny or shady place (d) the amount of salt
- 24.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a shallow dish (b) warm water (c) a balloon (d) a piece of string
- 26.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting ice (c) folding paper (d) freezing water
- 27.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 28.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) sawdust (b) cooking oil (c) sand (d) table salt
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glucose powder (b) sand (c) sawdust (d) small pebbles
- 30.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) salt (c) warm water (d) a shallow dish
- 32.🧂 Does small pebbles dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 33.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) salt (b) a shallow dish (c) a piece of string (d) a mirror
- 35.🧺 Do we need a magnet for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 36.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) warm water (b) a spoon (c) salt (d) turmeric powder
- 39.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 40.📘 What do we call a solution that cannot dissolve any more salt? (a) magnetic (b) frozen (c) saturated (d) empty
Answer key
- True
- True
- dissolves in water
- True
- can be undone
- cannot be undone
- few or no crystals
- a spoon
- we keep it the same
- not needed
- days to see crystals
- yeast
- a grown-up
- to make it very salty
- dissolves in water
- sea water evaporates
- turmeric powder
- needed
- not needed
- cannot be undone
- a balloon
- True
- sunny or shady place
- we keep it the same
- a balloon
- cooking an egg
- False
- table salt
- glucose powder
- True
- a magnet
- does not dissolve
- False
- a mirror
- not needed
- False
- not needed
- turmeric powder
- we keep it the same
- saturated
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