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Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 18: Growing salt crystals · Set 709 · 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 amount of water (b) the same dish (c) sunny or shady place (d) the kind of salt
  2. 2.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) milk turning to curd (c) rusting iron (d) melting butter
  3. 3.⚖️ 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
  4. 4.True or false: sand dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sand (b) baking soda (c) glucose powder (d) food colour
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need a balloon for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) warm water (b) a balloon (c) salt (d) a shallow dish
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a spoon (b) salt (c) warm water (d) a magnet
  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 what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧺 Do we need salt for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  11. 11.⚖️ 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 amount of salt (b) sunny or shady place (c) days to see crystals (d) the amount of water
  12. 12.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: glucose powder does not dissolve in water. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  15. 15.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) sand (b) cooking oil (c) chalk powder (d) sugar
  16. 16.🛟 Who should pour the warm water for the crystal experiment? (a) a friend who is running (b) a grown-up (c) nobody needs to (d) the youngest child
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chalk powder (b) cooking oil (c) table salt (d) sawdust
  18. 18.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: days to see crystals is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  21. 21.🧂 Does small pebbles dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
  22. 22.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) melting butter (c) melting ice (d) cooking an egg
  23. 23.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) baking soda (b) cooking oil (c) small pebbles (d) sand
  24. 24.True or false: cooking oil does not dissolve in water. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sawdust (b) sugar (c) cooking oil (d) small pebbles
  26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) warm water (b) a shallow dish (c) a mirror (d) a spoon
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a piece of string (d) a balloon
  28. 28.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔮 Predict: crystals grow slowly where nobody disturbs them. How big are they? (a) no crystals (b) liquid crystals (c) smaller crystals (d) bigger crystals
  31. 31.⚖️ 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 same dish (b) days to see crystals (c) sunny or shady place
  32. 32.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the amount of salt is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a magnet is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🛟 Where should you keep the crystal dish while it dries? (a) in a busy doorway (b) safe from small children (c) on the edge of a table (d) next to the baby
  36. 36.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: small pebbles dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) dissolving salt (c) melting ice (d) milk turning to curd
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need warm water for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need a spoon for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed

Answer key

  1. sunny or shady place
  2. melting butter
  3. we keep it the same
  4. False
  5. sand
  6. not needed
  7. a balloon
  8. a magnet
  9. False
  10. needed
  11. days to see crystals
  12. False
  13. False
  14. not needed
  15. sugar
  16. a grown-up
  17. table salt
  18. can be undone
  19. False
  20. not needed
  21. does not dissolve
  22. cooking an egg
  23. baking soda
  24. True
  25. sugar
  26. a mirror
  27. a piece of string
  28. True
  29. False
  30. bigger crystals
  31. the same dish
  32. False
  33. False
  34. False
  35. safe from small children
  36. True
  37. False
  38. milk turning to curd
  39. needed
  40. needed

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