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Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 18: Growing salt crystals · Set 651 · 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) warm water (b) a spoon (c) a piece of string (d) a mirror
  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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  3. 3.True or false: yeast is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  5. 5.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) a shallow dish
  7. 7.⚖️ 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 kind of salt (c) sunny or shady place (d) the amount of salt
  8. 8.True or false: sugar does not dissolve in water. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  10. 10.🧂 What shape are table salt crystals under a magnifying glass? (a) tiny stars (b) tiny spheres (c) tiny triangles (d) tiny cubes
  11. 11.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) glucose powder (b) sand (c) table salt (d) baking soda
  12. 12.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) baking soda (b) table salt (c) sugar (d) chalk powder
  13. 13.🌊 How is salt made in salt pans by the sea? (a) sand is ground up (b) sea water evaporates (c) salt rains down (d) fish make it
  14. 14.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) melting ice (c) rusting iron (d) milk turning to curd
  15. 15.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) chalk powder (b) cooking oil (c) small pebbles (d) glucose powder
  16. 16.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) browning lemon ink (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg
  17. 17.⚖️ 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
  18. 18.True or false: a balloon is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sawdust (b) glucose powder (c) sugar (d) table salt
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a piece of string (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
  21. 21.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sawdust (b) sand (c) small pebbles (d) sugar
  23. 23.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a spoon (b) salt (c) a balloon (d) a shallow dish
  25. 25.🧺 Do we need a shallow dish for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  26. 26.🧂 Does glucose powder dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
  27. 27.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) rusting iron (c) melting butter (d) cooking an egg
  28. 28.🧂 Does baking soda dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  29. 29.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  30. 30.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  31. 31.🧺 Do we need warm water for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need a spoon for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  33. 33.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting ice (c) milk turning to curd (d) folding paper
  34. 34.⚖️ 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
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda (b) table salt (c) cooking oil (d) food colour
  36. 36.True or false: salt is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔮 Predict: you use sugar instead of salt. What happens as it dries? (a) it turns to oil (b) sugar crystals form (c) salt crystals form (d) it turns to butter
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: sunny or shady place is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the same dish is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a mirror
  2. we keep it the same
  3. True
  4. not needed
  5. True
  6. a shallow dish
  7. sunny or shady place
  8. False
  9. we keep it the same
  10. tiny cubes
  11. sand
  12. chalk powder
  13. sea water evaporates
  14. melting ice
  15. glucose powder
  16. freezing water
  17. we change it
  18. False
  19. sawdust
  20. a piece of string
  21. can be undone
  22. sugar
  23. False
  24. a balloon
  25. needed
  26. dissolves in water
  27. melting butter
  28. dissolves in water
  29. False
  30. we keep it the same
  31. needed
  32. needed
  33. milk turning to curd
  34. False
  35. cooking oil
  36. True
  37. sugar crystals form
  38. True
  39. False
  40. False

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