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Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 18: Growing salt crystals · Set 701 · 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 the one thing we change? (a) the same dish (b) the amount of water (c) the amount of salt (d) sunny or shady place
  2. 2.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) browning lemon ink (c) cooking an egg (d) melting butter
  3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) a spoon (d) turmeric powder
  4. 4.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.⚖️ 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) days to see crystals (c) sunny or shady place (d) the kind of salt
  6. 6.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chalk powder (b) table salt (c) cooking oil (d) sawdust
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda (b) sugar (c) sand (d) glucose powder
  9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) warm water (b) a spoon (c) a shallow dish (d) a balloon
  10. 10.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
  11. 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) salt (b) a shallow dish (c) a balloon (d) warm water
  12. 12.True or false: food colour does not dissolve in water. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need salt for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  14. 14.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  15. 15.🛟 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
  16. 16.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the kind of salt is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a piece of string (b) a battery cell (c) warm water (d) a shallow dish
  19. 19.True or false: warm water is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🛟 Who should pour the warm water for the crystal experiment? (a) nobody needs to (b) a grown-up (c) the youngest child (d) a friend who is running
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a shallow dish (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) a battery cell
  22. 22.⚖️ 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
  23. 23.True or false: warm water is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.⚖️ 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
  25. 25.🧺 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) a battery cell
  26. 26.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  27. 27.True or false: salt is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a spoon (c) a shallow dish (d) salt
  30. 30.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) glucose powder (b) sand (c) food colour (d) table salt
  31. 31.🔮 Predict: you cover the dish so no water can escape. What happens? (a) it fizzes (b) crystals grow faster (c) it turns sweet (d) few or no crystals
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) a piece of string
  33. 33.🧺 Do we need a piece of string for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a spoon (b) warm water (c) a piece of string (d) yeast
  35. 35.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔮 Predict: crystals grow slowly where nobody disturbs them. How big are they? (a) liquid crystals (b) smaller crystals (c) bigger crystals (d) no crystals
  37. 37.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chalk powder (b) table salt (c) sugar (d) food colour
  39. 39.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) chalk powder (b) small pebbles (c) table salt (d) cooking oil
  40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) warm water (b) turmeric powder (c) a spoon (d) a shallow dish

Answer key

  1. sunny or shady place
  2. melting butter
  3. a spoon
  4. False
  5. days to see crystals
  6. False
  7. table salt
  8. sand
  9. a balloon
  10. we keep it the same
  11. a balloon
  12. False
  13. needed
  14. can be undone
  15. safe from small children
  16. cannot be undone
  17. True
  18. a battery cell
  19. True
  20. a grown-up
  21. a shallow dish
  22. we keep it the same
  23. False
  24. we measure it
  25. a battery cell
  26. we keep it the same
  27. True
  28. can be undone
  29. a magnet
  30. sand
  31. few or no crystals
  32. a piece of string
  33. needed
  34. yeast
  35. True
  36. bigger crystals
  37. cannot be undone
  38. chalk powder
  39. table salt
  40. turmeric powder

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