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Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 18: Growing salt crystals · Set 46 · 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.🧺 Do we need a spoon for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  2. 2.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: chalk powder dissolves in water. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧂 Does sawdust dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  5. 5.🧂 Does table salt dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  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 salt”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  7. 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. 8.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  9. 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. 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. 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. 12.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  13. 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. 14.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  15. 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. 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. 17.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) sand (b) table salt (c) baking soda (d) sugar
  18. 18.True or false: a magnet is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📘 What do we call a solution that cannot dissolve any more salt? (a) empty (b) frozen (c) magnetic (d) saturated
  20. 20.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  22. 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. 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. 24.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  25. 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. 26.True or false: food colour dissolves in water. (a) False (b) True
  27. 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. 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. 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. 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. 31.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: sugar dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a battery cell (b) warm water (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
  34. 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. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) food colour (b) small pebbles (c) baking soda (d) table salt
  36. 36.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) table salt (b) sugar (c) glucose powder (d) small pebbles
  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 the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  39. 39.🧂 Does food colour dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  40. 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

  1. needed
  2. True
  3. False
  4. does not dissolve
  5. dissolves in water
  6. we keep it the same
  7. True
  8. True
  9. to make it very salty
  10. sunny or shady place
  11. a grown-up
  12. cannot be undone
  13. a mirror
  14. cannot be undone
  15. we measure it
  16. melting butter
  17. sand
  18. False
  19. saturated
  20. False
  21. can be undone
  22. safe from small children
  23. False
  24. not needed
  25. a mirror
  26. True
  27. few or no crystals
  28. a balloon
  29. False
  30. a battery cell
  31. False
  32. True
  33. warm water
  34. False
  35. small pebbles
  36. small pebbles
  37. False
  38. not needed
  39. dissolves in water
  40. we change it

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