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.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) warm water (b) a magnet (c) yeast (d) a balloon
- 2.🛟 Who should pour the warm water for the crystal experiment? (a) nobody needs to (b) the youngest child (c) a grown-up (d) a friend who is running
- 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a piece of string (b) salt (c) a battery cell (d) a shallow dish
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: days to see crystals is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🧂 Does baking soda dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
- 6.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 7.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🛟 Where should you keep the crystal dish while it dries? (a) in a busy doorway (b) next to the baby (c) on the edge of a table (d) safe from small children
- 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.🧂 Does glucose powder dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
- 11.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sawdust (b) sand (c) baking soda (d) small pebbles
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda (b) chalk powder (c) sugar (d) table salt
- 14.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) salt (b) warm water (c) a shallow dish (d) a balloon
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chalk powder (b) sawdust (c) glucose powder (d) sand
- 17.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) salt (b) a shallow dish (c) turmeric powder (d) a piece of string
- 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) salt (d) a mirror
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) salt (b) a piece of string (c) warm water (d) yeast
- 21.⚖️ 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
- 22.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 23.🧺 Do we need a shallow dish for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 24.True or false: a shallow dish is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🧂 Why do we stir in salt until no more will dissolve? (a) to make it fizz (b) to change its colour (c) to make it very salty (d) to cool the water
- 26.🧂 Does small pebbles dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 27.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 28.🔮 Predict: you cover the dish so no water can escape. What happens? (a) crystals grow faster (b) few or no crystals (c) it turns sweet (d) it fizzes
- 29.🧂 Does sawdust dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 30.True or false: table salt does not dissolve in water. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) folding paper (b) milk turning to curd (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
- 32.🧺 Do we need yeast for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) salt (b) a spoon (c) warm water (d) a magnet
- 35.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 37.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
- 38.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) rusting iron (c) melting butter (d) melting ice
- 39.True or false: a battery cell is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: glucose powder does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- warm water
- a grown-up
- a battery cell
- False
- dissolves in water
- we keep it the same
- True
- safe from small children
- we keep it the same
- dissolves in water
- not needed
- baking soda
- chalk powder
- cannot be undone
- a balloon
- glucose powder
- cannot be undone
- turmeric powder
- salt
- yeast
- we change it
- we measure it
- needed
- False
- to make it very salty
- does not dissolve
- can be undone
- few or no crystals
- does not dissolve
- False
- folding paper
- not needed
- cannot be undone
- a magnet
- can be undone
- cannot be undone
- we keep it the same
- rusting iron
- False
- False
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