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Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 18: Growing salt crystals · Set 289 · 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.🧂 Does chalk powder dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  2. 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. 3.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  4. 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. 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. 6.True or false: sand dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
  7. 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. 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. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a battery cell (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) warm water
  10. 10.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  11. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 16.True or false: sugar dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧂 Does glucose powder dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  18. 18.🧂 Does small pebbles dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
  19. 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. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chalk powder (b) sawdust (c) small pebbles (d) glucose powder
  21. 21.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  22. 22.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) chalk powder (b) small pebbles (c) sand (d) table salt
  23. 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. 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. 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. 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. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) food colour (b) table salt (c) small pebbles (d) baking soda
  28. 28.True or false: a mirror is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: sand does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) baking soda (b) sugar (c) glucose powder (d) chalk powder
  31. 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. 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. 33.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) food colour (b) sawdust (c) sand (d) small pebbles
  34. 34.True or false: a spoon is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda (b) food colour (c) glucose powder (d) sawdust
  36. 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. 37.🧺 Do we need a magnet for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  38. 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. 39.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  40. 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

  1. does not dissolve
  2. melting butter
  3. False
  4. dissolving salt
  5. safe from small children
  6. False
  7. days to see crystals
  8. sunny or shady place
  9. warm water
  10. True
  11. freezing water
  12. we keep it the same
  13. a grown-up
  14. we measure it
  15. cooking an egg
  16. True
  17. dissolves in water
  18. does not dissolve
  19. turmeric powder
  20. glucose powder
  21. can be undone
  22. table salt
  23. the kind of salt
  24. few or no crystals
  25. a balloon
  26. sugar crystals form
  27. small pebbles
  28. False
  29. True
  30. chalk powder
  31. a piece of string
  32. False
  33. food colour
  34. False
  35. sawdust
  36. sea water evaporates
  37. not needed
  38. a balloon
  39. cannot be undone
  40. we change it

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