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Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 18: Growing salt crystals · Set 768 · 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.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.⚖️ 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) days to see crystals (c) sunny or shady place
  3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the amount of water is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a spoon (b) turmeric powder (c) warm water (d) a shallow dish
  5. 5.🔮 Predict: crystals grow slowly where nobody disturbs them. How big are they? (a) no crystals (b) liquid crystals (c) bigger crystals (d) smaller crystals
  6. 6.🧂 Does food colour dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  7. 7.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  8. 8.True or false: glucose powder does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧂 Why do we stir in salt until no more will dissolve? (a) to change its colour (b) to make it fizz (c) to make it very salty (d) to cool the water
  10. 10.🛟 Where should you keep the crystal dish while it dries? (a) next to the baby (b) safe from small children (c) on the edge of a table (d) in a busy doorway
  11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? Which of these is kept the same? (a) sunny or shady place (b) the same dish (c) days to see crystals
  12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a spoon (b) salt (c) yeast (d) a shallow dish
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) warm water (d) a balloon
  14. 14.True or false: baking soda does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glucose powder (b) table salt (c) baking soda (d) cooking oil
  16. 16.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: days to see crystals is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? Which of these is what we measure? (a) sunny or shady place (b) the amount of salt (c) days to see crystals (d) the kind of salt
  20. 20.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) folding paper (c) dissolving salt (d) browning lemon ink
  23. 23.📘 What do we call a solution that cannot dissolve any more salt? (a) empty (b) frozen (c) saturated (d) magnetic
  24. 24.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) cooking oil (b) sawdust (c) table salt (d) small pebbles
  25. 25.🧺 Do we need a mirror for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  26. 26.True or false: chalk powder does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  28. 28.🧂 Does chalk powder dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
  29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the same dish is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  31. 31.⚖️ 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
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need a shallow dish for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  33. 33.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) table salt (b) sugar (c) chalk powder (d) food colour
  34. 34.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  35. 35.True or false: a shallow dish is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) warm water (c) salt (d) a spoon
  37. 37.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) a piece of string (d) a magnet
  39. 39.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.⚖️ 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 salt (b) the amount of water (c) the same dish (d) sunny or shady place

Answer key

  1. False
  2. the kind of salt
  3. False
  4. turmeric powder
  5. bigger crystals
  6. dissolves in water
  7. we keep it the same
  8. False
  9. to make it very salty
  10. safe from small children
  11. the same dish
  12. yeast
  13. warm water
  14. False
  15. cooking oil
  16. cannot be undone
  17. False
  18. False
  19. days to see crystals
  20. False
  21. True
  22. browning lemon ink
  23. saturated
  24. table salt
  25. not needed
  26. True
  27. not needed
  28. does not dissolve
  29. False
  30. can be undone
  31. we keep it the same
  32. needed
  33. chalk powder
  34. cannot be undone
  35. False
  36. turmeric powder
  37. True
  38. a piece of string
  39. False
  40. sunny or shady place

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