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Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 18: Growing salt crystals · Set 811 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a shallow dish (b) a spoon (c) a magnet (d) warm water
  2. 2.True or false: glucose powder dissolves in water. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) melting butter (c) rusting iron (d) dissolving salt
  5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: days to see crystals is what we measure. (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 the one thing we change? (a) sunny or shady place (b) the same dish (c) the amount of salt (d) the amount of water
  7. 7.🔮 Predict: crystals grow slowly where nobody disturbs them. How big are they? (a) bigger crystals (b) liquid crystals (c) no crystals (d) smaller crystals
  8. 8.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? What do we do with “days to see crystals”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  10. 10.🧂 Does sugar dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need yeast for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  12. 12.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a balloon (b) warm water (c) turmeric powder (d) a mirror
  14. 14.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) cooking an egg (c) melting butter (d) folding paper
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking oil (b) sand (c) chalk powder (d) food colour
  16. 16.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) freezing water (d) browning lemon ink
  17. 17.⚖️ 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) the kind of salt (c) days to see crystals (d) the same dish
  18. 18.🔮 Predict: you use sugar instead of salt. What happens as it dries? (a) salt crystals form (b) it turns to butter (c) it turns to oil (d) sugar crystals form
  19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) yeast (d) a shallow dish
  20. 20.🛟 Who should pour the warm water for the crystal experiment? (a) a friend who is running (b) a grown-up (c) the youngest child (d) nobody needs to
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a shallow dish for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a piece of string (b) salt (c) yeast (d) warm water
  23. 23.🧂 Does sawdust dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  24. 24.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) milk turning to curd (c) baking a cake (d) melting butter
  25. 25.True or false: cooking oil does not dissolve in water. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧂 Does table salt dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  28. 28.🧂 Does small pebbles dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a piece of string (b) a mirror (c) warm water (d) a shallow dish
  30. 30.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) cooking oil (b) food colour (c) small pebbles (d) sand
  33. 33.⚖️ 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
  34. 34.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) sawdust (b) glucose powder (c) sugar (d) table salt
  35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) warm water (b) a shallow dish (c) a balloon (d) a spoon
  36. 36.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) melting butter (c) baking a cake (d) melting ice
  37. 37.🧂 What shape are table salt crystals under a magnifying glass? (a) tiny spheres (b) tiny stars (c) tiny triangles (d) tiny cubes
  38. 38.🧂 Does cooking oil dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
  39. 39.🛟 Where should you keep the crystal dish while it dries? (a) in a busy doorway (b) next to the baby (c) on the edge of a table (d) safe from small children
  40. 40.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) sand (b) chalk powder (c) small pebbles (d) baking soda

Answer key

  1. a magnet
  2. True
  3. False
  4. rusting iron
  5. True
  6. sunny or shady place
  7. bigger crystals
  8. can be undone
  9. we measure it
  10. dissolves in water
  11. not needed
  12. cannot be undone
  13. warm water
  14. cooking an egg
  15. food colour
  16. freezing water
  17. days to see crystals
  18. sugar crystals form
  19. a shallow dish
  20. a grown-up
  21. needed
  22. yeast
  23. does not dissolve
  24. melting butter
  25. True
  26. True
  27. dissolves in water
  28. does not dissolve
  29. a mirror
  30. True
  31. False
  32. food colour
  33. the amount of salt
  34. sawdust
  35. a balloon
  36. baking a cake
  37. tiny cubes
  38. does not dissolve
  39. safe from small children
  40. baking soda

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