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Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 18: Growing salt crystals · Set 258 · 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.⚖️ 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. 2.True or false: a spoon is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧂 Does table salt dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  4. 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. 5.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  6. 6.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  7. 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. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a spoon (d) a magnet
  9. 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. 10.🧺 Do we need a balloon for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  11. 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. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) salt (b) warm water (c) a spoon (d) yeast
  13. 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. 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. 15.🧂 Does baking soda dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
  16. 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. 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. 18.🧺 Do we need a spoon for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need a mirror for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  20. 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  21. 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. 22.True or false: sawdust does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
  23. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 28.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) sawdust (b) cooking oil (c) sand (d) table salt
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glucose powder (b) sand (c) sawdust (d) small pebbles
  30. 30.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  31. 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. 32.🧂 Does small pebbles dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  33. 33.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  34. 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. 35.🧺 Do we need a magnet for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  36. 36.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  38. 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. 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. 40.📘 What do we call a solution that cannot dissolve any more salt? (a) magnetic (b) frozen (c) saturated (d) empty

Answer key

  1. True
  2. True
  3. dissolves in water
  4. True
  5. can be undone
  6. cannot be undone
  7. few or no crystals
  8. a spoon
  9. we keep it the same
  10. not needed
  11. days to see crystals
  12. yeast
  13. a grown-up
  14. to make it very salty
  15. dissolves in water
  16. sea water evaporates
  17. turmeric powder
  18. needed
  19. not needed
  20. cannot be undone
  21. a balloon
  22. True
  23. sunny or shady place
  24. we keep it the same
  25. a balloon
  26. cooking an egg
  27. False
  28. table salt
  29. glucose powder
  30. True
  31. a magnet
  32. does not dissolve
  33. False
  34. a mirror
  35. not needed
  36. False
  37. not needed
  38. turmeric powder
  39. we keep it the same
  40. saturated

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