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Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 18: Growing salt crystals · Set 539 · 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.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: glucose powder dissolves in water. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔮 Predict: you cover the dish so no water can escape. What happens? (a) crystals grow faster (b) it fizzes (c) it turns sweet (d) few or no crystals
  4. 4.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg
  5. 5.🧺 Do we need yeast for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a shallow dish (b) a spoon (c) warm water (d) turmeric powder
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sand (b) cooking oil (c) glucose powder (d) sawdust
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) salt (b) a piece of string (c) a balloon (d) warm water
  9. 9.🛟 Where should you keep the crystal dish while it dries? (a) safe from small children (b) on the edge of a table (c) next to the baby (d) in a busy doorway
  10. 10.True or false: glucose powder does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: a mirror is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) turmeric powder (b) salt (c) a mirror (d) yeast
  14. 14.True or false: small pebbles does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? Which of these is what we measure? (a) days to see crystals (b) the amount of water (c) the same dish (d) the amount of salt
  16. 16.⚖️ 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 water (c) days to see crystals (d) the kind of salt
  17. 17.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) warm water (b) a spoon (c) a battery cell (d) salt
  19. 19.True or false: a mirror is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: a spoon is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🛟 Who should pour the warm water for the crystal experiment? (a) a friend who is running (b) a grown-up (c) nobody needs to (d) the youngest child
  22. 22.True or false: a shallow dish is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧂 Does chalk powder dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  24. 24.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  26. 26.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) milk turning to curd
  27. 27.🌊 How is salt made in salt pans by the sea? (a) salt rains down (b) fish make it (c) sea water evaporates (d) sand is ground up
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) warm water (b) salt (c) a piece of string (d) a balloon
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need a magnet for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  30. 30.True or false: salt is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⚖️ 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
  32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) warm water (b) a spoon (c) a shallow dish (d) a magnet
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the kind of salt is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) browning lemon ink (d) dissolving salt
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking oil (b) small pebbles (c) table salt (d) chalk powder
  36. 36.⚖️ 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
  37. 37.True or false: baking soda dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  39. 39.True or false: a piece of string is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. True
  2. True
  3. few or no crystals
  4. cooking an egg
  5. not needed
  6. turmeric powder
  7. glucose powder
  8. a balloon
  9. safe from small children
  10. False
  11. False
  12. False
  13. salt
  14. True
  15. days to see crystals
  16. sunny or shady place
  17. True
  18. a battery cell
  19. True
  20. False
  21. a grown-up
  22. False
  23. does not dissolve
  24. True
  25. can be undone
  26. milk turning to curd
  27. sea water evaporates
  28. a balloon
  29. not needed
  30. False
  31. True
  32. a magnet
  33. True
  34. browning lemon ink
  35. table salt
  36. True
  37. True
  38. can be undone
  39. False
  40. False

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