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.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 2.🧺 Do we need yeast for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 3.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) sand (b) table salt (c) chalk powder (d) small pebbles
- 4.⚖️ 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) the amount of salt (c) sunny or shady place (d) days to see crystals
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the amount of water is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🧺 Do we need a shallow dish for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 8.🛟 Who should pour the warm water for the crystal experiment? (a) the youngest child (b) a friend who is running (c) nobody needs to (d) a grown-up
- 9.🧂 What shape are table salt crystals under a magnifying glass? (a) tiny cubes (b) tiny spheres (c) tiny triangles (d) tiny stars
- 10.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 11.🧺 Do we need salt for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 12.🌊 How is salt made in salt pans by the sea? (a) sea water evaporates (b) sand is ground up (c) salt rains down (d) fish make it
- 13.⚖️ 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
- 14.🧂 Does cooking oil dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? What do we do with “the kind of salt”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: sunny or shady place is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🧂 Why do we stir in salt until no more will dissolve? (a) to make it fizz (b) to change its colour (c) to make it very salty (d) to cool the water
- 18.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) freezing water (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting ice
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the kind of salt is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 20.True or false: a magnet is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) warm water
- 22.🧂 Does small pebbles dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a shallow dish (b) salt (c) a mirror (d) a spoon
- 24.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) freezing water (c) milk turning to curd (d) cooking an egg
- 25.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🧂 Does baking soda dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
- 27.⚖️ 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
- 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a spoon (b) a shallow dish (c) yeast (d) a piece of string
- 29.True or false: yeast is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 31.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 33.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) dissolving salt (c) folding paper (d) melting butter
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) food colour (b) baking soda (c) sawdust (d) glucose powder
- 36.⚖️ 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) the amount of water (b) the same dish (c) days to see crystals (d) sunny or shady place
- 37.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🧂 Why do crystals appear as the dish dries? (a) salt eats water (b) salt grows roots (c) water evaporates (d) the dish melts
- 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) a spoon (d) a balloon
- 40.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- cannot be undone
- not needed
- table salt
- days to see crystals
- False
- True
- needed
- a grown-up
- tiny cubes
- not needed
- needed
- sea water evaporates
- True
- does not dissolve
- we keep it the same
- False
- to make it very salty
- browning lemon ink
- False
- False
- warm water
- does not dissolve
- a mirror
- freezing water
- False
- dissolves in water
- True
- yeast
- False
- can be undone
- True
- False
- True
- cooking an egg
- sawdust
- sunny or shady place
- False
- water evaporates
- a spoon
- True
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