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Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 18: Growing salt crystals · Set 790 · 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: small pebbles dissolves in water. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a shallow dish (b) a balloon (c) warm water (d) salt
  3. 3.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  4. 4.🧺 Do we need yeast for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  5. 5.⚖️ 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
  6. 6.⚖️ 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) the amount of water (c) sunny or shady place
  7. 7.🧺 Do we need a mirror for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) salt (c) a shallow dish (d) warm water
  9. 9.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  10. 10.🌊 How is salt made in salt pans by the sea? (a) salt rains down (b) fish make it (c) sand is ground up (d) sea water evaporates
  11. 11.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) cooking oil (b) sand (c) glucose powder (d) small pebbles
  12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a piece of string (d) a battery cell
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda (b) sawdust (c) chalk powder (d) small pebbles
  14. 14.⚖️ 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) days to see crystals (b) sunny or shady place (c) the amount of salt (d) the amount of water
  15. 15.🧂 Why do we stir in salt until no more will dissolve? (a) to change its colour (b) to make it fizz (c) to cool the water (d) to make it very salty
  16. 16.True or false: sugar dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) salt (b) a balloon (c) a shallow dish (d) a piece of string
  19. 19.🔮 Predict: you use sugar instead of salt. What happens as it dries? (a) it turns to butter (b) salt crystals form (c) sugar crystals form (d) it turns to oil
  20. 20.🔮 Predict: you cover the dish so no water can escape. What happens? (a) it fizzes (b) crystals grow faster (c) it turns sweet (d) few or no crystals
  21. 21.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  22. 22.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a balloon is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a balloon is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sand (b) chalk powder (c) table salt (d) sawdust
  26. 26.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) freezing water (b) baking a cake (c) cooking an egg (d) rusting iron
  27. 27.🛟 Where should you keep the crystal dish while it dries? (a) on the edge of a table (b) next to the baby (c) in a busy doorway (d) safe from small children
  28. 28.🧂 Does baking soda dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
  29. 29.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) baking soda (b) glucose powder (c) food colour (d) chalk powder
  30. 30.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) sugar (b) glucose powder (c) sawdust (d) baking soda
  31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) warm water (c) a piece of string (d) salt
  32. 32.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) baking a cake (c) milk turning to curd (d) rusting iron
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small pebbles (b) baking soda (c) table salt (d) glucose powder
  34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the kind of salt is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) baking soda (b) sawdust (c) small pebbles (d) sand
  36. 36.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  37. 37.🧂 Does chalk powder dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
  38. 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  39. 39.⚖️ 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
  40. 40.⚖️ 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

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a balloon
  3. not needed
  4. not needed
  5. False
  6. the amount of water
  7. not needed
  8. yeast
  9. can be undone
  10. sea water evaporates
  11. glucose powder
  12. a piece of string
  13. baking soda
  14. sunny or shady place
  15. to make it very salty
  16. True
  17. can be undone
  18. a balloon
  19. sugar crystals form
  20. few or no crystals
  21. we keep it the same
  22. True
  23. True
  24. False
  25. table salt
  26. freezing water
  27. safe from small children
  28. dissolves in water
  29. chalk powder
  30. sawdust
  31. a magnet
  32. dissolving salt
  33. small pebbles
  34. True
  35. baking soda
  36. we keep it the same
  37. does not dissolve
  38. cannot be undone
  39. the amount of salt
  40. we change it

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