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Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 18: Growing salt crystals · Set 288 · 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: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🛟 Who should pour the warm water for the crystal experiment? (a) nobody needs to (b) the youngest child (c) a grown-up (d) a friend who is running
  3. 3.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) folding paper (c) melting ice (d) milk turning to curd
  6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: days to see crystals is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧺 Do we need warm water for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a spoon (c) a shallow dish (d) salt
  9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a shallow dish (b) a piece of string (c) warm water (d) a balloon
  10. 10.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  11. 11.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.⚖️ 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
  13. 13.🧂 Does sawdust dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
  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) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧂 Why do crystals appear as the dish dries? (a) water evaporates (b) salt grows roots (c) the dish melts (d) salt eats water
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a shallow dish (b) yeast (c) salt (d) a piece of string
  17. 17.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  18. 18.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) melting butter (c) dissolving salt (d) baking a cake
  19. 19.🧂 Does cooking oil dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need a shallow dish for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  21. 21.True or false: yeast is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) folding paper (b) milk turning to curd (c) cooking an egg (d) baking a cake
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small pebbles (b) sand (c) sawdust (d) food colour
  24. 24.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) baking soda (b) chalk powder (c) small pebbles (d) cooking oil
  25. 25.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) a shallow dish
  27. 27.🧺 Do we need a piece of string for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  28. 28.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧂 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
  30. 30.True or false: sawdust does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧂 Does table salt dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? Which of these is kept the same? (a) sunny or shady place (b) the amount of salt (c) days to see crystals
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) food colour (b) table salt (c) sand (d) glucose powder
  35. 35.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a spoon (b) a shallow dish (c) turmeric powder (d) warm water
  37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a spoon (c) a piece of string (d) salt
  38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) warm water (b) a balloon (c) a piece of string (d) salt
  39. 39.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) browning lemon ink (c) dissolving salt (d) baking a cake
  40. 40.🔮 Predict: crystals grow slowly where nobody disturbs them. How big are they? (a) smaller crystals (b) liquid crystals (c) bigger crystals (d) no crystals

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a grown-up
  3. False
  4. False
  5. milk turning to curd
  6. True
  7. needed
  8. a battery cell
  9. a balloon
  10. we keep it the same
  11. False
  12. we keep it the same
  13. does not dissolve
  14. True
  15. water evaporates
  16. yeast
  17. can be undone
  18. baking a cake
  19. does not dissolve
  20. needed
  21. False
  22. folding paper
  23. food colour
  24. baking soda
  25. True
  26. a shallow dish
  27. needed
  28. True
  29. to make it very salty
  30. True
  31. False
  32. dissolves in water
  33. the amount of salt
  34. sand
  35. True
  36. turmeric powder
  37. a magnet
  38. a balloon
  39. dissolving salt
  40. bigger crystals

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