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Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 18: Growing salt crystals · Set 311 · 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: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  3. 3.⚖️ 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 water (c) days to see crystals
  4. 4.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting ice (c) freezing water (d) baking a cake
  5. 5.⚖️ 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
  6. 6.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  7. 7.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  8. 8.True or false: glucose powder dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.⚖️ 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) days to see crystals (b) the amount of water (c) sunny or shady place (d) the amount of salt
  10. 10.True or false: a piece of string is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔮 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
  12. 12.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the kind of salt is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔮 Predict: crystals grow slowly where nobody disturbs them. How big are they? (a) smaller crystals (b) no crystals (c) liquid crystals (d) bigger crystals
  15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a piece of string (b) a battery cell (c) salt (d) a spoon
  16. 16.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting butter (b) cooking an egg (c) baking a cake (d) milk turning to curd
  17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) salt (b) turmeric powder (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
  18. 18.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  19. 19.🛟 Where should you keep the crystal dish while it dries? (a) in a busy doorway (b) next to the baby (c) safe from small children (d) on the edge of a table
  20. 20.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda (b) food colour (c) glucose powder (d) small pebbles
  22. 22.🧺 Do we need a shallow dish for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  23. 23.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) dissolving salt (c) melting butter (d) milk turning to curd
  24. 24.True or false: sugar dissolves in water. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📘 What do we call a solution that cannot dissolve any more salt? (a) frozen (b) empty (c) saturated (d) magnetic
  26. 26.True or false: sawdust does not dissolve in water. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🛟 Who should pour the warm water for the crystal experiment? (a) a grown-up (b) the youngest child (c) nobody needs to (d) a friend who is running
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) table salt (b) food colour (c) chalk powder (d) sugar
  30. 30.True or false: a magnet is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: food colour dissolves in water. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) dissolving salt (c) browning lemon ink (d) rusting iron
  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) days to see crystals (b) sunny or shady place (c) the same dish
  34. 34.⚖️ 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
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) a piece of string
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the amount of salt is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: glucose powder does not dissolve in water. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧂 What shape are table salt crystals under a magnifying glass? (a) tiny spheres (b) tiny cubes (c) tiny stars (d) tiny triangles
  39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: days to see crystals is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) turmeric powder (b) a spoon (c) yeast (d) a magnet

Answer key

  1. True
  2. not needed
  3. the amount of water
  4. baking a cake
  5. True
  6. we keep it the same
  7. can be undone
  8. True
  9. sunny or shady place
  10. True
  11. sugar crystals form
  12. True
  13. False
  14. bigger crystals
  15. a battery cell
  16. melting butter
  17. salt
  18. cannot be undone
  19. safe from small children
  20. True
  21. small pebbles
  22. needed
  23. milk turning to curd
  24. True
  25. saturated
  26. True
  27. False
  28. a grown-up
  29. chalk powder
  30. False
  31. True
  32. dissolving salt
  33. the same dish
  34. the amount of salt
  35. a piece of string
  36. True
  37. False
  38. tiny cubes
  39. False
  40. a spoon

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