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Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 18: Growing salt crystals · Set 421 · 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: food colour dissolves in water. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking oil (b) sand (c) sawdust (d) sugar
  3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: sunny or shady place is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the amount of salt is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) table salt (b) food colour (c) sand (d) glucose powder
  6. 6.⚖️ 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 same dish (c) the amount of salt (d) sunny or shady place
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a spoon (b) salt (c) a shallow dish (d) a balloon
  8. 8.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) baking a cake (c) milk turning to curd (d) folding paper
  9. 9.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) melting ice (c) freezing water (d) browning lemon ink
  10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a piece of string (b) a spoon (c) warm water (d) yeast
  11. 11.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  12. 12.True or false: a magnet is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a mirror (b) salt (c) a shallow dish (d) warm water
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small pebbles (b) sawdust (c) glucose powder (d) sand
  15. 15.⚖️ 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) the amount of water (c) the amount of salt (d) days to see crystals
  16. 16.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) glucose powder (b) chalk powder (c) baking soda (d) food colour
  17. 17.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) milk turning to curd (c) cooking an egg (d) freezing water
  18. 18.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
  19. 19.🔮 Predict: you cover the dish so no water can escape. What happens? (a) it fizzes (b) few or no crystals (c) it turns sweet (d) crystals grow faster
  20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting butter (c) milk turning to curd (d) baking a cake
  21. 21.⚖️ 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
  22. 22.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) small pebbles (b) sugar (c) food colour (d) table salt
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) turmeric powder (b) a shallow dish (c) salt (d) a spoon
  24. 24.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) chalk powder (b) small pebbles (c) table salt (d) cooking oil
  25. 25.🧂 Why do crystals appear as the dish dries? (a) salt eats water (b) water evaporates (c) salt grows roots (d) the dish melts
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need a shallow dish for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  27. 27.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) glucose powder (b) table salt (c) sugar (d) sawdust
  28. 28.🛟 Where should you keep the crystal dish while it dries? (a) in a busy doorway (b) on the edge of a table (c) next to the baby (d) safe from small children
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) food colour (b) glucose powder (c) baking soda (d) small pebbles
  30. 30.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  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) turmeric powder (b) warm water (c) a spoon (d) salt
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) warm water (b) a magnet (c) a shallow dish (d) a piece of string
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sawdust (b) glucose powder (c) baking soda (d) table salt
  35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a piece of string (b) a battery cell (c) warm water (d) a shallow dish
  36. 36.🧺 Do we need a spoon for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  37. 37.True or false: table salt does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.⚖️ 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
  39. 39.True or false: a shallow dish is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. True
  2. sugar
  3. False
  4. False
  5. sand
  6. sunny or shady place
  7. a balloon
  8. folding paper
  9. browning lemon ink
  10. yeast
  11. cannot be undone
  12. True
  13. a mirror
  14. glucose powder
  15. days to see crystals
  16. chalk powder
  17. freezing water
  18. we change it
  19. few or no crystals
  20. melting butter
  21. we measure it
  22. small pebbles
  23. turmeric powder
  24. table salt
  25. water evaporates
  26. needed
  27. sawdust
  28. safe from small children
  29. small pebbles
  30. cannot be undone
  31. cannot be undone
  32. turmeric powder
  33. a magnet
  34. sawdust
  35. a battery cell
  36. needed
  37. False
  38. False
  39. False
  40. True

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