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Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 18: Growing salt crystals · Set 467 · 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.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  2. 2.🔮 Predict: crystals grow slowly where nobody disturbs them. How big are they? (a) no crystals (b) smaller crystals (c) liquid crystals (d) bigger crystals
  3. 3.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) dissolving salt (c) milk turning to curd (d) browning lemon ink
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) yeast (b) a spoon (c) turmeric powder (d) a mirror
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) a piece of string (d) a mirror
  6. 6.True or false: small pebbles dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a shallow dish (c) warm water (d) salt
  9. 9.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  10. 10.🛟 Where should you keep the crystal dish while it dries? (a) on the edge of a table (b) safe from small children (c) in a busy doorway (d) next to the baby
  11. 11.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
  12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a magnet (d) salt
  13. 13.⚖️ 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 same dish (b) the amount of salt (c) days to see crystals (d) the amount of water
  14. 14.True or false: a shallow dish is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: days to see crystals is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧺 Do we need warm water for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  17. 17.True or false: yeast is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  19. 19.🔮 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
  20. 20.True or false: a piece of string is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small pebbles (b) sand (c) sawdust (d) food colour
  22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a shallow dish (c) a spoon (d) a piece of string
  23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the kind of salt is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) rusting iron (c) cooking an egg (d) freezing water
  25. 25.🧂 Does baking soda dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
  26. 26.True or false: sugar dissolves in water. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: warm water is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) melting butter
  29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: sunny or shady place is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) food colour (b) small pebbles (c) glucose powder (d) sugar
  31. 31.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need yeast for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  33. 33.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a spoon is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: cooking oil does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) sugar (b) sand (c) cooking oil (d) sawdust
  37. 37.🧂 Does glucose powder dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need a spoon for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  39. 39.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) a shallow dish

Answer key

  1. can be undone
  2. bigger crystals
  3. dissolving salt
  4. a spoon
  5. a piece of string
  6. False
  7. True
  8. a battery cell
  9. cannot be undone
  10. safe from small children
  11. we keep it the same
  12. salt
  13. days to see crystals
  14. True
  15. True
  16. needed
  17. True
  18. we keep it the same
  19. few or no crystals
  20. True
  21. food colour
  22. a mirror
  23. False
  24. freezing water
  25. dissolves in water
  26. True
  27. True
  28. melting butter
  29. True
  30. small pebbles
  31. can be undone
  32. not needed
  33. False
  34. False
  35. True
  36. sugar
  37. dissolves in water
  38. needed
  39. False
  40. a shallow dish

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