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.📘 What do we call a solution that cannot dissolve any more salt? (a) frozen (b) saturated (c) magnetic (d) empty
- 2.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 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.🧂 Does baking soda dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
- 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.🧈 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.🔮 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.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a spoon (b) a magnet (c) yeast (d) a battery cell
- 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) table salt (b) sawdust (c) glucose powder (d) sugar
- 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.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) salt (d) yeast
- 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) small pebbles (c) baking soda (d) table salt
- 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.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) warm water (d) yeast
- 17.True or false: a piece of string is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🛟 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.🧈 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.⚖️ 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.⚖️ 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.True or false: table salt dissolves in water. (a) False (b) True
- 24.True or false: a shallow dish is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) glucose powder (b) food colour (c) chalk powder (d) sugar
- 26.True or false: cooking oil dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🧺 Do we need a piece of string for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chalk powder (b) small pebbles (c) sand (d) sugar
- 30.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) melting butter (c) rusting iron (d) freezing water
- 31.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 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.True or false: table salt does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sand (b) baking soda (c) food colour (d) glucose powder
- 35.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) sawdust (b) sugar (c) chalk powder (d) cooking oil
- 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.⚖️ 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.🧈 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.⚖️ 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.🧂 What shape are table salt crystals under a magnifying glass? (a) tiny cubes (b) tiny triangles (c) tiny stars (d) tiny spheres
Answer key
- saturated
- not needed
- the kind of salt
- dissolves in water
- sunny or shady place
- melting ice
- few or no crystals
- a spoon
- False
- sawdust
- we keep it the same
- salt
- melting butter
- small pebbles
- yeast
- warm water
- False
- a balloon
- safe from small children
- folding paper
- the amount of salt
- we measure it
- True
- False
- chalk powder
- False
- a balloon
- needed
- sugar
- rusting iron
- False
- False
- False
- sand
- sugar
- a shallow dish
- False
- milk turning to curd
- True
- tiny cubes
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