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Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 18: Growing salt crystals · Set 357 · 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.🛟 Who should pour the warm water for the crystal experiment? (a) the youngest child (b) a friend who is running (c) nobody needs to (d) a grown-up
  2. 2.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  3. 3.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sand (b) sawdust (c) glucose powder (d) small pebbles
  5. 5.🧺 Do we need yeast for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  6. 6.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) melting butter (c) baking a cake (d) folding paper
  7. 7.True or false: a battery cell is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a spoon (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
  9. 9.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧂 Does food colour dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
  11. 11.True or false: yeast is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a shallow dish (b) a piece of string (c) a battery cell (d) salt
  14. 14.🧂 What shape are table salt crystals under a magnifying glass? (a) tiny cubes (b) tiny triangles (c) tiny spheres (d) tiny stars
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) turmeric powder (b) a spoon (c) a shallow dish (d) salt
  16. 16.True or false: table salt does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) baking soda (b) cooking oil (c) chalk powder (d) sand
  18. 18.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
  19. 19.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) warm water (b) salt (c) a battery cell (d) a piece of string
  21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a shallow dish (b) a mirror (c) a spoon (d) salt
  22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) warm water (c) a piece of string (d) a spoon
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need warm water for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  24. 24.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  25. 25.True or false: small pebbles dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) browning lemon ink (c) baking a cake (d) melting ice
  27. 27.🛟 Where should you keep the crystal dish while it dries? (a) on the edge of a table (b) next to the baby (c) safe from small children (d) in a busy doorway
  28. 28.⚖️ 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
  29. 29.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  30. 30.🧂 Does cooking oil dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  31. 31.🌊 How is salt made in salt pans by the sea? (a) sand is ground up (b) fish make it (c) salt rains down (d) sea water evaporates
  32. 32.⚖️ 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) days to see crystals (c) the amount of salt
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a balloon (b) a piece of string (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror
  34. 34.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) sugar (b) food colour (c) small pebbles (d) table salt
  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) False (b) True
  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 the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⚖️ 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
  38. 38.⚖️ 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
  39. 39.True or false: sawdust dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a grown-up
  2. cannot be undone
  3. we keep it the same
  4. glucose powder
  5. not needed
  6. baking a cake
  7. False
  8. a spoon
  9. False
  10. dissolves in water
  11. False
  12. can be undone
  13. a battery cell
  14. tiny cubes
  15. turmeric powder
  16. False
  17. baking soda
  18. we keep it the same
  19. we measure it
  20. a battery cell
  21. a mirror
  22. a magnet
  23. needed
  24. can be undone
  25. False
  26. melting ice
  27. safe from small children
  28. False
  29. can be undone
  30. does not dissolve
  31. sea water evaporates
  32. the amount of salt
  33. a piece of string
  34. small pebbles
  35. True
  36. False
  37. True
  38. False
  39. False
  40. True

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