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.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a piece of string (b) warm water (c) a shallow dish (d) a balloon
- 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a shallow dish (b) warm water (c) a piece of string (d) turmeric powder
- 4.True or false: a balloon is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🧺 Do we need a spoon for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 6.⚖️ 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
- 7.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 10.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) sugar (b) sawdust (c) food colour (d) baking soda
- 11.🧂 Why do we stir in salt until no more will dissolve? (a) to cool the water (b) to change its colour (c) to make it fizz (d) to make it very salty
- 12.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) sugar (b) food colour (c) small pebbles (d) baking soda
- 13.⚖️ 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
- 14.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 15.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
- 16.🧂 Does glucose powder dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
- 17.⚖️ 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 amount of water (b) sunny or shady place (c) days to see crystals (d) the same dish
- 18.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) milk turning to curd (c) baking a cake (d) folding paper
- 19.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) sawdust (b) glucose powder (c) sand (d) cooking oil
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) salt (b) a shallow dish (c) a spoon (d) a battery cell
- 21.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 22.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) browning lemon ink (c) milk turning to curd (d) cooking an egg
- 23.⚖️ 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) the amount of salt (d) days to see crystals
- 24.True or false: cooking oil does not dissolve in water. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) warm water (b) a shallow dish (c) salt (d) yeast
- 26.True or false: table salt does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🧂 Does sugar dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) salt (b) a mirror (c) yeast (d) a magnet
- 29.🧂 Does table salt dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: days to see crystals is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: a mirror is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: yeast is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🧂 Does sawdust dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
- 34.🧂 What shape are table salt crystals under a magnifying glass? (a) tiny triangles (b) tiny cubes (c) tiny spheres (d) tiny stars
- 35.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🧂 Why do crystals appear as the dish dries? (a) the dish melts (b) salt grows roots (c) salt eats water (d) water evaporates
- 37.🛟 Where should you keep the crystal dish while it dries? (a) on the edge of a table (b) safe from small children (c) next to the baby (d) in a busy doorway
- 38.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) melting ice (c) browning lemon ink (d) milk turning to curd
- 39.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) chalk powder (b) food colour (c) baking soda (d) table salt
Answer key
- not needed
- a balloon
- turmeric powder
- False
- needed
- we keep it the same
- True
- True
- can be undone
- sawdust
- to make it very salty
- small pebbles
- we keep it the same
- False
- we change it
- dissolves in water
- sunny or shady place
- folding paper
- glucose powder
- a battery cell
- True
- dissolving salt
- days to see crystals
- True
- yeast
- False
- dissolves in water
- salt
- dissolves in water
- False
- False
- False
- does not dissolve
- tiny cubes
- True
- water evaporates
- safe from small children
- melting ice
- False
- chalk powder
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