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Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 18: Growing salt crystals · Set 501 · 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 battery cell for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  2. 2.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting ice (c) freezing water (d) dissolving salt
  3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) warm water (b) a piece of string (c) a mirror (d) salt
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the amount of water is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need yeast for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  7. 7.🛟 Where should you keep the crystal dish while it dries? (a) on the edge of a table (b) next to the baby (c) in a busy doorway (d) safe from small children
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a spoon (b) warm water (c) a shallow dish (d) a balloon
  9. 9.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  10. 10.🧂 Does chalk powder dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glucose powder (b) sugar (c) table salt (d) chalk powder
  12. 12.⚖️ 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
  13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a shallow dish (b) turmeric powder (c) salt (d) a spoon
  14. 14.🔮 Predict: you cover the dish so no water can escape. What happens? (a) it fizzes (b) crystals grow faster (c) it turns sweet (d) few or no crystals
  15. 15.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a piece of string is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a shallow dish (c) salt (d) a piece of string
  18. 18.🧂 Does sand dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  19. 19.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) milk turning to curd (c) freezing water (d) rusting iron
  20. 20.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌊 How is salt made in salt pans by the sea? (a) salt rains down (b) fish make it (c) sand is ground up (d) sea water evaporates
  22. 22.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) glucose powder (b) food colour (c) sawdust (d) table salt
  23. 23.⚖️ 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
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking oil (b) baking soda (c) food colour (d) glucose powder
  25. 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) melting ice (c) milk turning to curd (d) dissolving salt
  26. 26.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) folding paper (b) milk turning to curd (c) browning lemon ink (d) baking a cake
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) salt (d) a battery cell
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking oil (b) glucose powder (c) small pebbles (d) chalk powder
  29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a shallow dish (b) a piece of string (c) yeast (d) salt
  30. 30.True or false: a spoon is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⚖️ 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
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) turmeric powder (b) a shallow dish (c) warm water (d) a spoon
  33. 33.🧂 Does small pebbles dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
  34. 34.True or false: a shallow dish is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: small pebbles does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sawdust (b) sand (c) food colour (d) small pebbles
  37. 37.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? Which of these is what we measure? (a) sunny or shady place (b) the amount of water (c) the kind of salt (d) days to see crystals
  39. 39.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need a mirror for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed

Answer key

  1. not needed
  2. cooking an egg
  3. a mirror
  4. False
  5. False
  6. not needed
  7. safe from small children
  8. a balloon
  9. we keep it the same
  10. does not dissolve
  11. chalk powder
  12. we keep it the same
  13. turmeric powder
  14. few or no crystals
  15. True
  16. True
  17. yeast
  18. does not dissolve
  19. freezing water
  20. True
  21. sea water evaporates
  22. sawdust
  23. True
  24. cooking oil
  25. milk turning to curd
  26. folding paper
  27. salt
  28. glucose powder
  29. yeast
  30. False
  31. True
  32. turmeric powder
  33. does not dissolve
  34. True
  35. True
  36. food colour
  37. we change it
  38. days to see crystals
  39. True
  40. not needed

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