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Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 18: Growing salt crystals · Set 556 · 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.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) milk turning to curd (c) browning lemon ink (d) freezing water
  2. 2.⚖️ 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 salt (b) the amount of water (c) the kind of salt (d) sunny or shady place
  3. 3.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  4. 4.🛟 Where should you keep the crystal dish while it dries? (a) next to the baby (b) safe from small children (c) in a busy doorway (d) on the edge of a table
  5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: days to see crystals is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting butter (d) melting ice
  7. 7.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) food colour (b) cooking oil (c) small pebbles (d) sand
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a shallow dish (b) a spoon (c) a mirror (d) salt
  9. 9.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) turmeric powder (b) salt (c) a battery cell (d) yeast
  11. 11.🧂 Does glucose powder dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
  12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a spoon (b) a magnet (c) a shallow dish (d) salt
  13. 13.True or false: glucose powder does not dissolve in water. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) salt (c) warm water (d) a spoon
  15. 15.True or false: a balloon is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: cooking oil does not dissolve in water. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧂 Does small pebbles dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
  18. 18.True or false: a spoon is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of salt (b) days to see crystals (c) sunny or shady place
  20. 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  21. 21.True or false: a piece of string is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a balloon is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a shallow dish is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧺 Do we need warm water for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  25. 25.🧂 Does table salt dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: sunny or shady place is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: cooking oil dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.⚖️ 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
  30. 30.True or false: sawdust dissolves in water. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) a shallow dish (d) yeast
  32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the same dish is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chalk powder (b) small pebbles (c) glucose powder (d) sawdust
  34. 34.True or false: a battery cell is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a piece of string (b) turmeric powder (c) salt (d) warm water
  37. 37.🧺 Do we need salt for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) warm water (b) turmeric powder (c) salt (d) a shallow dish
  39. 39.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔮 Predict: you cover the dish so no water can escape. What happens? (a) few or no crystals (b) crystals grow faster (c) it fizzes (d) it turns sweet

Answer key

  1. freezing water
  2. sunny or shady place
  3. can be undone
  4. safe from small children
  5. False
  6. browning lemon ink
  7. food colour
  8. a mirror
  9. False
  10. salt
  11. dissolves in water
  12. a magnet
  13. False
  14. a battery cell
  15. False
  16. True
  17. does not dissolve
  18. False
  19. the amount of salt
  20. cannot be undone
  21. True
  22. True
  23. False
  24. needed
  25. dissolves in water
  26. False
  27. False
  28. False
  29. True
  30. False
  31. a shallow dish
  32. False
  33. glucose powder
  34. False
  35. we keep it the same
  36. turmeric powder
  37. needed
  38. turmeric powder
  39. False
  40. few or no crystals

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