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Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 18: Growing salt crystals · Set 567 · 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 does not dissolve in water? (a) glucose powder (b) cooking oil (c) baking soda (d) food colour
  2. 2.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) sawdust (b) cooking oil (c) chalk powder (d) table salt
  3. 3.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) freezing water (c) melting ice (d) baking a cake
  4. 4.⚖️ 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) days to see crystals (b) the same dish (c) the amount of water (d) sunny or shady place
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) food colour (b) baking soda (c) chalk powder (d) sugar
  6. 6.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) folding paper (c) cooking an egg (d) melting butter
  7. 7.🔮 Predict: crystals grow slowly where nobody disturbs them. How big are they? (a) smaller crystals (b) bigger crystals (c) liquid crystals (d) no crystals
  8. 8.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) baking soda (b) chalk powder (c) cooking oil (d) sand
  9. 9.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting butter
  10. 10.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  11. 11.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking oil (b) sugar (c) sawdust (d) sand
  13. 13.⚖️ 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
  14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a shallow dish (b) warm water (c) a balloon (d) salt
  15. 15.📘 What do we call a solution that cannot dissolve any more salt? (a) frozen (b) magnetic (c) saturated (d) empty
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a magnet (b) warm water (c) turmeric powder (d) a mirror
  17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) salt (b) a shallow dish (c) a spoon (d) a mirror
  18. 18.🛟 Who should pour the warm water for the crystal experiment? (a) a grown-up (b) a friend who is running (c) the youngest child (d) nobody needs to
  19. 19.🧂 Why do crystals appear as the dish dries? (a) salt grows roots (b) the dish melts (c) salt eats water (d) water evaporates
  20. 20.True or false: yeast is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧂 Does glucose powder dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) food colour (b) glucose powder (c) sand (d) sugar
  23. 23.⚖️ 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) sunny or shady place (c) the same dish
  24. 24.🔮 Predict: you cover the dish so no water can escape. What happens? (a) it turns sweet (b) it fizzes (c) few or no crystals (d) crystals grow faster
  25. 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) melting butter (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting ice
  26. 26.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  27. 27.🧺 Do we need a magnet for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  28. 28.True or false: a piece of string is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.⚖️ 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 salt (c) sunny or shady place
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need salt for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a spoon (b) a battery cell (c) a piece of string (d) salt
  32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) salt (b) a battery cell (c) a piece of string (d) a spoon
  33. 33.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) chalk powder (b) cooking oil (c) food colour (d) sand
  34. 34.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) baking soda (b) sugar (c) chalk powder (d) food colour
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) baking soda (c) food colour (d) cooking oil
  36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a battery cell (b) a spoon (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
  37. 37.True or false: sand does not dissolve in water. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) salt (b) a shallow dish (c) a magnet (d) warm water
  39. 39.⚖️ 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
  40. 40.🛟 Where should you keep the crystal dish while it dries? (a) on the edge of a table (b) safe from small children (c) in a busy doorway (d) next to the baby

Answer key

  1. cooking oil
  2. table salt
  3. baking a cake
  4. sunny or shady place
  5. chalk powder
  6. cooking an egg
  7. bigger crystals
  8. baking soda
  9. melting butter
  10. cannot be undone
  11. True
  12. sugar
  13. True
  14. a balloon
  15. saturated
  16. warm water
  17. a mirror
  18. a grown-up
  19. water evaporates
  20. False
  21. dissolves in water
  22. sand
  23. the same dish
  24. few or no crystals
  25. browning lemon ink
  26. cannot be undone
  27. not needed
  28. False
  29. the amount of salt
  30. needed
  31. a battery cell
  32. a battery cell
  33. food colour
  34. chalk powder
  35. cooking oil
  36. a spoon
  37. True
  38. a magnet
  39. False
  40. safe from small children

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