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.⚖️ 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.🧈 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.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) a spoon (d) turmeric powder
- 4.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 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.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chalk powder (b) table salt (c) cooking oil (d) sawdust
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda (b) sugar (c) sand (d) glucose powder
- 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.⚖️ 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.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) salt (b) a shallow dish (c) a balloon (d) warm water
- 12.True or false: food colour does not dissolve in water. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🧺 Do we need salt for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 14.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 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.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 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.🧺 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.True or false: warm water is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a shallow dish (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) a battery cell
- 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.True or false: warm water is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🧺 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.⚖️ 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.True or false: salt is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 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.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) glucose powder (b) sand (c) food colour (d) table salt
- 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.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) a piece of string
- 33.🧺 Do we need a piece of string for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 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.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chalk powder (b) table salt (c) sugar (d) food colour
- 39.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) chalk powder (b) small pebbles (c) table salt (d) cooking oil
- 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
- sunny or shady place
- melting butter
- a spoon
- False
- days to see crystals
- False
- table salt
- sand
- a balloon
- we keep it the same
- a balloon
- False
- needed
- can be undone
- safe from small children
- cannot be undone
- True
- a battery cell
- True
- a grown-up
- a shallow dish
- we keep it the same
- False
- we measure it
- a battery cell
- we keep it the same
- True
- can be undone
- a magnet
- sand
- few or no crystals
- a piece of string
- needed
- yeast
- True
- bigger crystals
- cannot be undone
- chalk powder
- table salt
- turmeric powder
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