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Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 18: Growing salt crystals · Set 278 · 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: sugar dissolves in water. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: a shallow dish is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) cooking oil (b) chalk powder (c) sawdust (d) baking soda
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sawdust (b) table salt (c) sugar (d) food colour
  6. 6.True or false: warm water is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧂 What shape are table salt crystals under a magnifying glass? (a) tiny triangles (b) tiny stars (c) tiny spheres (d) tiny cubes
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) food colour (b) table salt (c) small pebbles (d) glucose powder
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? What do we do with “the same dish”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  10. 10.True or false: a spoon is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) food colour (b) sand (c) sugar (d) table salt
  12. 12.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) chalk powder (b) sand (c) table salt (d) sawdust
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? What do we do with “days to see crystals”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  14. 14.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) melting ice (c) dissolving salt (d) milk turning to curd
  15. 15.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) dissolving salt
  16. 16.🧂 Does baking soda dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
  17. 17.🧂 Does sugar dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  18. 18.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  20. 20.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  21. 21.True or false: yeast is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) a shallow dish (d) a balloon
  23. 23.🌊 How is salt made in salt pans by the sea? (a) sea water evaporates (b) salt rains down (c) sand is ground up (d) fish make it
  24. 24.⚖️ 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
  25. 25.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) warm water
  28. 28.🛟 Where should you keep the crystal dish while it dries? (a) safe from small children (b) in a busy doorway (c) on the edge of a table (d) next to the baby
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a piece of string (b) a spoon (c) a magnet (d) warm water
  30. 30.True or false: cooking oil dissolves in water. (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 same dish is the one thing we change. (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 what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) table salt (c) baking soda (d) cooking oil
  34. 34.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  35. 35.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) table salt (b) chalk powder (c) food colour (d) glucose powder
  36. 36.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) salt (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a magnet
  38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) warm water (b) a spoon (c) a balloon (d) a piece of string
  39. 39.⚖️ 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
  40. 40.⚖️ 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

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. True
  4. baking soda
  5. sawdust
  6. False
  7. tiny cubes
  8. small pebbles
  9. we keep it the same
  10. False
  11. sand
  12. table salt
  13. we measure it
  14. milk turning to curd
  15. dissolving salt
  16. dissolves in water
  17. dissolves in water
  18. False
  19. False
  20. we change it
  21. True
  22. a shallow dish
  23. sea water evaporates
  24. True
  25. False
  26. False
  27. warm water
  28. safe from small children
  29. a magnet
  30. False
  31. False
  32. False
  33. cooking oil
  34. cannot be undone
  35. chalk powder
  36. True
  37. salt
  38. a balloon
  39. we keep it the same
  40. the amount of salt

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