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