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Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 18: Growing salt crystals · Set 64 · 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.⚖️ 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 same dish (b) the amount of water (c) days to see crystals (d) the kind of salt
  2. 2.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  3. 3.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? Which of these is kept the same? (a) sunny or shady place (b) the same dish (c) days to see crystals
  5. 5.🧺 Do we need a shallow dish for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  6. 6.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) sugar (b) glucose powder (c) cooking oil (d) baking soda
  7. 7.True or false: a shallow dish is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.⚖️ 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
  9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) salt (b) warm water (c) a spoon (d) a mirror
  10. 10.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) rusting iron (c) baking a cake (d) melting butter
  11. 11.True or false: glucose powder dissolves in water. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a shallow dish (b) warm water (c) turmeric powder (d) a piece of string
  13. 13.True or false: salt is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧺 Do we need a mirror for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  15. 15.⚖️ 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
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) a piece of string (d) a mirror
  17. 17.⚖️ 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
  18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the amount of salt is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) warm water (c) salt (d) a piece of string
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a spoon (c) warm water (d) a piece of string
  21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a shallow dish (b) a piece of string (c) salt (d) yeast
  22. 22.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) glucose powder (b) sand (c) cooking oil (d) sawdust
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) salt (d) a mirror
  24. 24.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  25. 25.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  26. 26.🛟 Who should pour the warm water for the crystal experiment? (a) nobody needs to (b) a friend who is running (c) the youngest child (d) a grown-up
  27. 27.🧂 What shape are table salt crystals under a magnifying glass? (a) tiny cubes (b) tiny stars (c) tiny triangles (d) tiny spheres
  28. 28.📘 What do we call a solution that cannot dissolve any more salt? (a) frozen (b) empty (c) saturated (d) magnetic
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sand (b) glucose powder (c) sugar (d) table salt
  30. 30.🧂 Does food colour dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
  31. 31.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) small pebbles (b) glucose powder (c) baking soda (d) table salt
  32. 32.🛟 Where should you keep the crystal dish while it dries? (a) in a busy doorway (b) safe from small children (c) on the edge of a table (d) next to the baby
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? What do we do with “the same dish”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  34. 34.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) sugar (b) sawdust (c) baking soda (d) food colour
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need yeast for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  36. 36.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧂 Why do crystals appear as the dish dries? (a) salt grows roots (b) the dish melts (c) water evaporates (d) salt eats water
  38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a piece of string (b) a magnet (c) a shallow dish (d) warm water
  39. 39.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) cooking oil (b) small pebbles (c) sawdust (d) food colour
  40. 40.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same

Answer key

  1. days to see crystals
  2. we keep it the same
  3. not needed
  4. the same dish
  5. needed
  6. cooking oil
  7. True
  8. we keep it the same
  9. a mirror
  10. melting butter
  11. True
  12. turmeric powder
  13. False
  14. not needed
  15. True
  16. a piece of string
  17. False
  18. True
  19. a battery cell
  20. a balloon
  21. yeast
  22. glucose powder
  23. salt
  24. we keep it the same
  25. can be undone
  26. a grown-up
  27. tiny cubes
  28. saturated
  29. sand
  30. dissolves in water
  31. small pebbles
  32. safe from small children
  33. we keep it the same
  34. sawdust
  35. not needed
  36. False
  37. water evaporates
  38. a magnet
  39. food colour
  40. we change it

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