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Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 18: Growing salt crystals · Set 301 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a spoon (b) salt (c) a balloon (d) a shallow dish
  2. 2.⚖️ 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 kind of salt (b) days to see crystals (c) sunny or shady place (d) the amount of salt
  3. 3.🧺 Do we need salt for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  4. 4.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  5. 5.🧂 Does sawdust dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  6. 6.True or false: yeast is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) milk turning to curd (c) baking a cake (d) dissolving salt
  8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: sunny or shady place is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌊 How is salt made in salt pans by the sea? (a) fish make it (b) sand is ground up (c) sea water evaporates (d) salt rains down
  10. 10.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) freezing water (c) melting ice (d) baking a cake
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking oil (b) glucose powder (c) sawdust (d) sand
  13. 13.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) melting ice (d) browning lemon ink
  14. 14.🧂 What shape are table salt crystals under a magnifying glass? (a) tiny cubes (b) tiny spheres (c) tiny triangles (d) tiny stars
  15. 15.⚖️ 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
  16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the same dish is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: a battery cell is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) table salt (b) sugar (c) cooking oil (d) baking soda
  19. 19.🔮 Predict: you cover the dish so no water can escape. What happens? (a) crystals grow faster (b) it fizzes (c) it turns sweet (d) few or no crystals
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a balloon (b) a piece of string (c) salt (d) a shallow dish
  21. 21.True or false: salt is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) small pebbles (b) cooking oil (c) glucose powder (d) sawdust
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need a balloon for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  24. 24.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) folding paper (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
  25. 25.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a shallow dish (b) a spoon (c) warm water (d) yeast
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small pebbles (b) sawdust (c) chalk powder (d) table salt
  28. 28.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) dissolving salt (c) rusting iron (d) freezing water
  29. 29.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  31. 31.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a piece of string (c) a spoon (d) salt
  33. 33.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) rusting iron (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting butter
  34. 34.⚖️ 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
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need a shallow dish for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  36. 36.⚖️ 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 same dish (b) the kind of salt (c) sunny or shady place (d) days to see crystals
  37. 37.True or false: sand dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) table salt (b) baking soda (c) sugar (d) sand
  39. 39.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🛟 Who should pour the warm water for the crystal experiment? (a) a friend who is running (b) a grown-up (c) nobody needs to (d) the youngest child

Answer key

  1. a balloon
  2. days to see crystals
  3. needed
  4. cannot be undone
  5. does not dissolve
  6. False
  7. dissolving salt
  8. False
  9. sea water evaporates
  10. True
  11. baking a cake
  12. glucose powder
  13. melting ice
  14. tiny cubes
  15. we keep it the same
  16. False
  17. False
  18. cooking oil
  19. few or no crystals
  20. a balloon
  21. True
  22. glucose powder
  23. not needed
  24. folding paper
  25. can be undone
  26. yeast
  27. table salt
  28. rusting iron
  29. True
  30. we keep it the same
  31. cannot be undone
  32. a battery cell
  33. melting butter
  34. we measure it
  35. needed
  36. sunny or shady place
  37. False
  38. sand
  39. False
  40. a grown-up

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