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