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.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) browning lemon ink (c) folding paper (d) dissolving salt
- 2.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 3.True or false: a shallow dish is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🧂 Does sugar dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
- 5.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 6.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a balloon (b) salt (c) warm water (d) a shallow dish
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda (b) sand (c) cooking oil (d) sawdust
- 9.🧺 Do we need a piece of string for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 10.🌊 How is salt made in salt pans by the sea? (a) sand is ground up (b) salt rains down (c) fish make it (d) sea water evaporates
- 11.🧂 Does glucose powder dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 12.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting butter (b) rusting iron (c) browning lemon ink (d) milk turning to curd
- 13.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 14.True or false: a battery cell is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sand (b) table salt (c) sugar (d) baking soda
- 16.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the kind of salt is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 18.⚖️ 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
- 19.⚖️ 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) days to see crystals (c) the amount of water
- 20.⚖️ 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
- 21.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) small pebbles (b) table salt (c) glucose powder (d) baking soda
- 22.🔮 Predict: you cover the dish so no water can escape. What happens? (a) crystals grow faster (b) few or no crystals (c) it fizzes (d) it turns sweet
- 23.⚖️ 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) the same dish (c) the amount of salt (d) sunny or shady place
- 24.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) browning lemon ink (d) folding paper
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a piece of string (b) a shallow dish (c) turmeric powder (d) warm water
- 26.True or false: sugar does not dissolve in water. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a mirror (b) a shallow dish (c) warm water (d) salt
- 28.True or false: cooking oil dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 30.True or false: salt is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🛟 Who should pour the warm water for the crystal experiment? (a) the youngest child (b) nobody needs to (c) a grown-up (d) a friend who is running
- 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) warm water (b) salt (c) a shallow dish (d) a magnet
- 33.⚖️ 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) days to see crystals (c) the same dish (d) the amount of water
- 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a piece of string (b) a spoon (c) warm water (d) a balloon
- 35.🔮 Predict: crystals grow slowly where nobody disturbs them. How big are they? (a) bigger crystals (b) smaller crystals (c) no crystals (d) liquid crystals
- 36.🧂 Does chalk powder dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
- 37.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting ice (b) milk turning to curd (c) cooking an egg (d) baking a cake
- 38.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) freezing water (c) melting butter (d) milk turning to curd
- 40.⚖️ 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
Answer key
- browning lemon ink
- False
- True
- dissolves in water
- True
- False
- a balloon
- baking soda
- needed
- sea water evaporates
- dissolves in water
- melting butter
- we keep it the same
- False
- sand
- we change it
- False
- the amount of salt
- the amount of water
- we keep it the same
- small pebbles
- few or no crystals
- sunny or shady place
- folding paper
- turmeric powder
- False
- a mirror
- False
- not needed
- True
- a grown-up
- a magnet
- days to see crystals
- a balloon
- bigger crystals
- does not dissolve
- melting ice
- False
- milk turning to curd
- we measure it
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