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.🧺 Do we need a spoon for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 2.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 3.True or false: chalk powder dissolves in water. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🧂 Does sawdust dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 5.🧂 Does table salt dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 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 salt”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the amount of water is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🧂 Why do we stir in salt until no more will dissolve? (a) to change its colour (b) to make it very salty (c) to make it fizz (d) to cool the water
- 10.⚖️ 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 same dish (c) the kind of salt (d) the amount of salt
- 11.🛟 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
- 12.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) warm water (c) a spoon (d) a shallow dish
- 14.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 15.⚖️ 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
- 16.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) melting butter
- 17.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) sand (b) table salt (c) baking soda (d) sugar
- 18.True or false: a magnet is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
- 19.📘 What do we call a solution that cannot dissolve any more salt? (a) empty (b) frozen (c) magnetic (d) saturated
- 20.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 22.🛟 Where should you keep the crystal dish while it dries? (a) on the edge of a table (b) in a busy doorway (c) next to the baby (d) safe from small children
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: days to see crystals is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a piece of string (b) a shallow dish (c) a mirror (d) warm water
- 26.True or false: food colour dissolves in water. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🔮 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
- 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) salt (c) a piece of string (d) warm water
- 29.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a spoon (b) a battery cell (c) a piece of string (d) salt
- 31.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: sugar dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a battery cell (b) warm water (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the same dish is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) food colour (b) small pebbles (c) baking soda (d) table salt
- 36.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) table salt (b) sugar (c) glucose powder (d) small pebbles
- 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 the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 39.🧂 Does food colour dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 40.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
Answer key
- needed
- True
- False
- does not dissolve
- dissolves in water
- we keep it the same
- True
- True
- to make it very salty
- sunny or shady place
- a grown-up
- cannot be undone
- a mirror
- cannot be undone
- we measure it
- melting butter
- sand
- False
- saturated
- False
- can be undone
- safe from small children
- False
- not needed
- a mirror
- True
- few or no crystals
- a balloon
- False
- a battery cell
- False
- True
- warm water
- False
- small pebbles
- small pebbles
- False
- not needed
- dissolves in water
- we change it
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