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Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 18: Growing salt crystals · Set 281 · 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: small pebbles does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) chalk powder (b) cooking oil (c) small pebbles (d) table salt
  3. 3.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) chalk powder (b) sand (c) glucose powder (d) small pebbles
  4. 4.⚖️ 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 kind of salt (b) sunny or shady place (c) days to see crystals
  5. 5.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) a spoon (d) a mirror
  7. 7.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  8. 8.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the amount of water is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) sand (b) baking soda (c) small pebbles (d) cooking oil
  11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a magnet (b) warm water (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
  12. 12.🔮 Predict: crystals grow slowly where nobody disturbs them. How big are they? (a) bigger crystals (b) liquid crystals (c) smaller crystals (d) no crystals
  13. 13.⚖️ 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 same dish (b) the amount of salt (c) days to see crystals (d) the kind of salt
  14. 14.⚖️ 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
  15. 15.🛟 Where should you keep the crystal dish while it dries? (a) safe from small children (b) in a busy doorway (c) next to the baby (d) on the edge of a table
  16. 16.⚖️ 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) the same dish (c) sunny or shady place
  17. 17.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) chalk powder (b) small pebbles (c) sawdust (d) sugar
  18. 18.🧂 Does table salt dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  19. 19.⚖️ 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) the amount of salt (c) sunny or shady place
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need warm water for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  21. 21.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  23. 23.True or false: a piece of string is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌊 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
  25. 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) dissolving salt (c) melting ice (d) folding paper
  26. 26.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) baking a cake (d) melting ice
  28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a shallow dish (c) warm water (d) a piece of string
  29. 29.⚖️ 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) sunny or shady place (b) the kind of salt (c) the same dish (d) days to see crystals
  30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) salt (b) a shallow dish (c) warm water (d) a balloon
  31. 31.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a piece of string (b) a balloon (c) salt (d) a spoon
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) warm water (b) salt (c) turmeric powder (d) a shallow dish
  34. 34.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) cooking oil (c) sawdust (d) chalk powder
  36. 36.🧂 Does sugar dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  37. 37.🧺 Do we need salt for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  38. 38.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔮 Predict: you use sugar instead of salt. What happens as it dries? (a) salt crystals form (b) sugar crystals form (c) it turns to butter (d) it turns to oil
  40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a piece of string (b) warm water (c) turmeric powder (d) salt

Answer key

  1. True
  2. table salt
  3. glucose powder
  4. the kind of salt
  5. False
  6. a spoon
  7. cannot be undone
  8. we keep it the same
  9. False
  10. baking soda
  11. warm water
  12. bigger crystals
  13. days to see crystals
  14. True
  15. safe from small children
  16. the same dish
  17. sugar
  18. dissolves in water
  19. the amount of salt
  20. needed
  21. True
  22. we measure it
  23. False
  24. sea water evaporates
  25. baking a cake
  26. False
  27. melting ice
  28. a magnet
  29. sunny or shady place
  30. a balloon
  31. cannot be undone
  32. a balloon
  33. turmeric powder
  34. False
  35. sugar
  36. dissolves in water
  37. needed
  38. False
  39. sugar crystals form
  40. turmeric powder

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