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Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 18: Growing salt crystals · Set 639 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a spoon (b) a piece of string (c) salt (d) turmeric powder
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a spoon (c) a shallow dish (d) warm water
  3. 3.⚖️ 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 same dish (b) the kind of salt (c) sunny or shady place (d) the amount of salt
  4. 4.🌊 How is salt made in salt pans by the sea? (a) fish make it (b) salt rains down (c) sand is ground up (d) sea water evaporates
  5. 5.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) melting butter (c) cooking an egg (d) folding paper
  6. 6.True or false: yeast is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  8. 8.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  9. 9.🧂 Does cooking oil dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  10. 10.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need salt for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  12. 12.🛟 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
  13. 13.True or false: salt is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧺 Do we need a magnet for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  15. 15.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) yeast (b) salt (c) a piece of string (d) warm water
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the same dish is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📘 What do we call a solution that cannot dissolve any more salt? (a) magnetic (b) empty (c) frozen (d) saturated
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chalk powder (b) table salt (c) baking soda (d) sugar
  20. 20.🧂 Does glucose powder dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking oil (b) sugar (c) sand (d) sawdust
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) warm water
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) salt (b) a spoon (c) warm water (d) a mirror
  24. 24.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the amount of salt is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small pebbles (b) sugar (c) glucose powder (d) food colour
  28. 28.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a shallow dish (c) warm water (d) a piece of string
  30. 30.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) freezing water (c) melting ice (d) folding paper
  32. 32.⚖️ 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 amount of salt (d) sunny or shady place
  33. 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a mirror (b) a piece of string (c) a battery cell (d) turmeric powder
  35. 35.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) sawdust (b) sugar (c) chalk powder (d) sand
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sand (b) cooking oil (c) glucose powder (d) small pebbles
  37. 37.🧂 Does chalk powder dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
  38. 38.🧂 Does sand dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
  39. 39.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it

Answer key

  1. turmeric powder
  2. yeast
  3. sunny or shady place
  4. sea water evaporates
  5. cooking an egg
  6. False
  7. we change it
  8. can be undone
  9. does not dissolve
  10. True
  11. needed
  12. safe from small children
  13. True
  14. not needed
  15. True
  16. yeast
  17. True
  18. saturated
  19. chalk powder
  20. dissolves in water
  21. sugar
  22. warm water
  23. a mirror
  24. True
  25. False
  26. not needed
  27. small pebbles
  28. True
  29. a magnet
  30. False
  31. rusting iron
  32. days to see crystals
  33. cannot be undone
  34. a piece of string
  35. sugar
  36. glucose powder
  37. does not dissolve
  38. does not dissolve
  39. False
  40. we measure it

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