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Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 18: Growing salt crystals · Set 793 · 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.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) freezing water (b) browning lemon ink (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a piece of string (c) warm water (d) salt
  3. 3.True or false: salt is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a spoon (b) salt (c) a piece of string (d) turmeric powder
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) a spoon (d) turmeric powder
  6. 6.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) chalk powder (b) sawdust (c) sugar (d) cooking oil
  7. 7.True or false: a battery cell is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: warm water is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) warm water (d) a balloon
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need warm water for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  12. 12.🧂 Why do crystals appear as the dish dries? (a) salt grows roots (b) salt eats water (c) the dish melts (d) water evaporates
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need a mirror for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  14. 14.⚖️ 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
  15. 15.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a shallow dish is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the same dish is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.⚖️ 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
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a shallow dish (b) warm water (c) turmeric powder (d) salt
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a spoon for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  22. 22.True or false: a magnet is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a spoon (b) a shallow dish (c) salt (d) a balloon
  24. 24.True or false: a piece of string is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  26. 26.🔮 Predict: you use sugar instead of salt. What happens as it dries? (a) sugar crystals form (b) salt crystals form (c) it turns to oil (d) it turns to butter
  27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) warm water (b) a battery cell (c) salt (d) a shallow dish
  28. 28.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need a piece of string for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  30. 30.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  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) sunny or shady place (b) the amount of salt (c) days to see crystals
  32. 32.🔮 Predict: crystals grow slowly where nobody disturbs them. How big are they? (a) smaller crystals (b) liquid crystals (c) bigger crystals (d) no crystals
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a piece of string (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
  34. 34.True or false: chalk powder dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: sawdust does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) dissolving salt (c) milk turning to curd (d) browning lemon ink
  37. 37.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  38. 38.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  39. 39.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  40. 40.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it

Answer key

  1. freezing water
  2. a mirror
  3. True
  4. turmeric powder
  5. a spoon
  6. sugar
  7. False
  8. True
  9. True
  10. warm water
  11. needed
  12. water evaporates
  13. not needed
  14. True
  15. False
  16. False
  17. we keep it the same
  18. True
  19. False
  20. turmeric powder
  21. needed
  22. True
  23. a balloon
  24. True
  25. we keep it the same
  26. sugar crystals form
  27. a battery cell
  28. False
  29. needed
  30. True
  31. the amount of salt
  32. bigger crystals
  33. a piece of string
  34. False
  35. True
  36. dissolving salt
  37. False
  38. we change it
  39. can be undone
  40. we keep it the same

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