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.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking oil (b) table salt (c) sugar (d) food colour
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? What do we do with “sunny or shady place”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 4.⚖️ 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 water (b) days to see crystals (c) sunny or shady place (d) the amount of salt
- 5.🧂 Does table salt dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
- 6.⚖️ 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
- 7.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) melting butter (c) milk turning to curd (d) cooking an egg
- 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a shallow dish (b) a balloon (c) salt (d) a spoon
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sand (b) sawdust (c) small pebbles (d) food colour
- 10.⚖️ 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
- 11.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) table salt (b) sawdust (c) chalk powder (d) sand
- 12.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 13.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a spoon (b) a mirror (c) yeast (d) turmeric powder
- 15.🔮 Predict: you cover the dish so no water can escape. What happens? (a) it turns sweet (b) it fizzes (c) crystals grow faster (d) few or no crystals
- 16.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) chalk powder (b) table salt (c) baking soda (d) glucose powder
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a spoon (b) a mirror (c) a piece of string (d) a shallow dish
- 18.True or false: chalk powder does not dissolve in water. (a) False (b) True
- 19.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 21.🧺 Do we need yeast for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) table salt (b) small pebbles (c) sugar (d) baking soda
- 23.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the amount of water is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 26.🧂 What shape are table salt crystals under a magnifying glass? (a) tiny stars (b) tiny triangles (c) tiny cubes (d) tiny spheres
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: sunny or shady place is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🧺 Do we need a mirror for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chalk powder (b) sawdust (c) sugar (d) sand
- 31.🧂 Why do we stir in salt until no more will dissolve? (a) to make it fizz (b) to make it very salty (c) to cool the water (d) to change its colour
- 32.🧺 Do we need a spoon for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 33.True or false: sugar dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) small pebbles (b) sand (c) food colour (d) sawdust
- 35.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glucose powder (b) chalk powder (c) sawdust (d) sand
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the kind of salt is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🌊 How is salt made in salt pans by the sea? (a) sea water evaporates (b) sand is ground up (c) salt rains down (d) fish make it
- 39.🛟 Where should you keep the crystal dish while it dries? (a) on the edge of a table (b) in a busy doorway (c) safe from small children (d) next to the baby
- 40.🧺 Do we need salt for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
Answer key
- True
- cooking oil
- we change it
- days to see crystals
- dissolves in water
- we keep it the same
- melting butter
- a balloon
- food colour
- True
- table salt
- cannot be undone
- False
- a spoon
- few or no crystals
- chalk powder
- a mirror
- True
- we keep it the same
- can be undone
- not needed
- small pebbles
- cannot be undone
- True
- can be undone
- tiny cubes
- True
- False
- not needed
- sugar
- to make it very salty
- needed
- True
- food colour
- cannot be undone
- glucose powder
- False
- sea water evaporates
- safe from small children
- needed
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