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Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 18: Growing salt crystals · Set 705 · 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.📘 What do we call a solution that cannot dissolve any more salt? (a) frozen (b) saturated (c) magnetic (d) empty
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of salt (b) sunny or shady place (c) days to see crystals
  4. 4.🧂 Does baking soda dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
  5. 5.⚖️ 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 kind of salt (b) the same dish (c) the amount of salt (d) sunny or shady place
  6. 6.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) milk turning to curd (c) melting ice (d) browning lemon ink
  7. 7.🔮 Predict: you cover the dish so no water can escape. What happens? (a) it turns sweet (b) it fizzes (c) few or no crystals (d) crystals grow faster
  8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a spoon (b) a magnet (c) yeast (d) a battery cell
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: sunny or shady place is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) table salt (b) sawdust (c) glucose powder (d) sugar
  11. 11.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) salt (d) yeast
  13. 13.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) milk turning to curd (c) melting butter (d) browning lemon ink
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) small pebbles (c) baking soda (d) table salt
  15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) salt (b) a piece of string (c) a shallow dish (d) yeast
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) warm water (d) yeast
  17. 17.True or false: a piece of string is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a shallow dish (b) a balloon (c) salt (d) a piece of string
  19. 19.🛟 Where should you keep the crystal dish while it dries? (a) in a busy doorway (b) next to the baby (c) safe from small children (d) on the edge of a table
  20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) cooking an egg (c) folding paper (d) milk turning to curd
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? Which of these is kept the same? (a) days to see crystals (b) sunny or shady place (c) the amount of salt
  22. 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  23. 23.True or false: table salt dissolves in water. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a shallow dish is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) glucose powder (b) food colour (c) chalk powder (d) sugar
  26. 26.True or false: cooking oil dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a balloon (b) warm water (c) a spoon (d) a piece of string
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need a piece of string for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chalk powder (b) small pebbles (c) sand (d) sugar
  30. 30.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) melting butter (c) rusting iron (d) freezing water
  31. 31.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: table salt does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sand (b) baking soda (c) food colour (d) glucose powder
  35. 35.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) sawdust (b) sugar (c) chalk powder (d) cooking oil
  36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a shallow dish (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror
  37. 37.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) freezing water (c) melting butter (d) milk turning to curd
  39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the amount of salt is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧂 What shape are table salt crystals under a magnifying glass? (a) tiny cubes (b) tiny triangles (c) tiny stars (d) tiny spheres

Answer key

  1. saturated
  2. not needed
  3. the kind of salt
  4. dissolves in water
  5. sunny or shady place
  6. melting ice
  7. few or no crystals
  8. a spoon
  9. False
  10. sawdust
  11. we keep it the same
  12. salt
  13. melting butter
  14. small pebbles
  15. yeast
  16. warm water
  17. False
  18. a balloon
  19. safe from small children
  20. folding paper
  21. the amount of salt
  22. we measure it
  23. True
  24. False
  25. chalk powder
  26. False
  27. a balloon
  28. needed
  29. sugar
  30. rusting iron
  31. False
  32. False
  33. False
  34. sand
  35. sugar
  36. a shallow dish
  37. False
  38. milk turning to curd
  39. True
  40. tiny cubes

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