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.🧂 Does chalk powder dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 2.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting butter (c) rusting iron (d) cooking an egg
- 3.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) baking a cake (c) dissolving salt (d) rusting iron
- 5.🛟 Where should you keep the crystal dish while it dries? (a) on the edge of a table (b) next to the baby (c) in a busy doorway (d) safe from small children
- 6.True or false: sand dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? Which of these is what we measure? (a) sunny or shady place (b) the amount of salt (c) the same dish (d) days to see crystals
- 8.⚖️ 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 kind of salt (b) days to see crystals (c) the same dish (d) sunny or shady place
- 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a battery cell (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) warm water
- 10.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) freezing water (b) milk turning to curd (c) browning lemon ink (d) cooking an egg
- 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 13.🛟 Who should pour the warm water for the crystal experiment? (a) the youngest child (b) a friend who is running (c) a grown-up (d) nobody needs to
- 14.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 15.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) freezing water (c) cooking an egg (d) dissolving salt
- 16.True or false: sugar dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🧂 Does glucose powder dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 18.🧂 Does small pebbles dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) warm water (b) salt (c) a piece of string (d) turmeric powder
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chalk powder (b) sawdust (c) small pebbles (d) glucose powder
- 21.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 22.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) chalk powder (b) small pebbles (c) sand (d) table salt
- 23.⚖️ 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 kind of salt
- 24.🔮 Predict: you cover the dish so no water can escape. What happens? (a) crystals grow faster (b) it turns sweet (c) few or no crystals (d) it fizzes
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) warm water (b) a balloon (c) salt (d) a spoon
- 26.🔮 Predict: you use sugar instead of salt. What happens as it dries? (a) it turns to oil (b) salt crystals form (c) sugar crystals form (d) it turns to butter
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) food colour (b) table salt (c) small pebbles (d) baking soda
- 28.True or false: a mirror is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
- 29.True or false: sand does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) baking soda (b) sugar (c) glucose powder (d) chalk powder
- 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) a piece of string
- 32.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 33.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) food colour (b) sawdust (c) sand (d) small pebbles
- 34.True or false: a spoon is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda (b) food colour (c) glucose powder (d) sawdust
- 36.🌊 How is salt made in salt pans by the sea? (a) fish make it (b) sea water evaporates (c) sand is ground up (d) salt rains down
- 37.🧺 Do we need a magnet for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) warm water (b) a balloon (c) a spoon (d) a piece of string
- 39.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 40.⚖️ 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
Answer key
- does not dissolve
- melting butter
- False
- dissolving salt
- safe from small children
- False
- days to see crystals
- sunny or shady place
- warm water
- True
- freezing water
- we keep it the same
- a grown-up
- we measure it
- cooking an egg
- True
- dissolves in water
- does not dissolve
- turmeric powder
- glucose powder
- can be undone
- table salt
- the kind of salt
- few or no crystals
- a balloon
- sugar crystals form
- small pebbles
- False
- True
- chalk powder
- a piece of string
- False
- food colour
- False
- sawdust
- sea water evaporates
- not needed
- a balloon
- cannot be undone
- we change it
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