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Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 18: Growing salt crystals · Set 82 · 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 cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) browning lemon ink (c) folding paper (d) dissolving salt
  2. 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. 3.True or false: a shallow dish is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧂 Does sugar dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
  5. 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. 6.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a balloon (b) salt (c) warm water (d) a shallow dish
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda (b) sand (c) cooking oil (d) sawdust
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need a piece of string for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  10. 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. 11.🧂 Does glucose powder dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  12. 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. 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. 14.True or false: a battery cell is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sand (b) table salt (c) sugar (d) baking soda
  16. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 21.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) small pebbles (b) table salt (c) glucose powder (d) baking soda
  22. 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. 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. 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. 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. 26.True or false: sugar does not dissolve in water. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a mirror (b) a shallow dish (c) warm water (d) salt
  28. 28.True or false: cooking oil dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  30. 30.True or false: salt is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  31. 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. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) warm water (b) salt (c) a shallow dish (d) a magnet
  33. 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. 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. 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. 36.🧂 Does chalk powder dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
  37. 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. 38.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  39. 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. 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

  1. browning lemon ink
  2. False
  3. True
  4. dissolves in water
  5. True
  6. False
  7. a balloon
  8. baking soda
  9. needed
  10. sea water evaporates
  11. dissolves in water
  12. melting butter
  13. we keep it the same
  14. False
  15. sand
  16. we change it
  17. False
  18. the amount of salt
  19. the amount of water
  20. we keep it the same
  21. small pebbles
  22. few or no crystals
  23. sunny or shady place
  24. folding paper
  25. turmeric powder
  26. False
  27. a mirror
  28. False
  29. not needed
  30. True
  31. a grown-up
  32. a magnet
  33. days to see crystals
  34. a balloon
  35. bigger crystals
  36. does not dissolve
  37. melting ice
  38. False
  39. milk turning to curd
  40. we measure it

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