Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet
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.🧂 Does sand dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
- 2.🧺 Do we need salt for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda (b) table salt (c) glucose powder (d) small pebbles
- 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a piece of string (d) a mirror
- 5.⚖️ 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
- 6.⚖️ 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
- 7.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) salt
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? What do we do with “the amount of salt”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 10.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 11.🧂 Does cooking oil dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
- 12.🔮 Predict: you cover the dish so no water can escape. What happens? (a) it turns sweet (b) crystals grow faster (c) it fizzes (d) few or no crystals
- 13.True or false: small pebbles dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 15.True or false: sawdust does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 17.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) melting ice (c) rusting iron (d) dissolving salt
- 18.🧂 Does chalk powder dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
- 19.🧂 Does baking soda dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) warm water (b) a piece of string (c) yeast (d) a shallow dish
- 21.🧂 Why do we stir in salt until no more will dissolve? (a) to cool the water (b) to make it fizz (c) to change its colour (d) to make it very salty
- 22.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) small pebbles (b) table salt (c) sugar (d) baking soda
- 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a piece of string (b) a shallow dish (c) a mirror (d) salt
- 24.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting ice (d) cooking an egg
- 25.⚖️ 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) sunny or shady place (b) the amount of salt (c) the amount of water (d) the kind of salt
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glucose powder (b) chalk powder (c) cooking oil (d) sand
- 27.True or false: sugar does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🧂 Does sugar dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 29.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) freezing water (c) folding paper (d) melting ice
- 30.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) baking a cake (c) rusting iron (d) cooking an egg
- 31.True or false: salt is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🧂 What shape are table salt crystals under a magnifying glass? (a) tiny triangles (b) tiny stars (c) tiny cubes (d) tiny spheres
- 33.🧂 Does sawdust dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
- 34.True or false: a shallow dish is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 36.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 37.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 38.True or false: glucose powder does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
- 39.⚖️ 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) sunny or shady place (c) the amount of water (d) days to see crystals
- 40.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) small pebbles (b) sand (c) sawdust (d) sugar
Answer key
- does not dissolve
- needed
- small pebbles
- a piece of string
- we measure it
- True
- True
- salt
- we keep it the same
- not needed
- does not dissolve
- few or no crystals
- False
- cannot be undone
- True
- cannot be undone
- rusting iron
- does not dissolve
- dissolves in water
- yeast
- to make it very salty
- small pebbles
- a mirror
- melting ice
- sunny or shady place
- glucose powder
- False
- dissolves in water
- cooking an egg
- dissolving salt
- True
- tiny cubes
- does not dissolve
- False
- not needed
- False
- we keep it the same
- False
- days to see crystals
- sugar
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