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