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.🛟 Who should pour the warm water for the crystal experiment? (a) a friend who is running (b) nobody needs to (c) the youngest child (d) a grown-up
- 2.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) chalk powder (b) glucose powder (c) sugar (d) table salt
- 3.True or false: a mirror is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
- 4.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: a spoon is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
- 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) sunny or shady place (b) days to see crystals (c) the amount of salt
- 7.🧂 Why do crystals appear as the dish dries? (a) the dish melts (b) salt grows roots (c) water evaporates (d) salt eats water
- 8.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 9.⚖️ 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 same dish (c) sunny or shady place
- 10.⚖️ 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
- 11.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 12.⚖️ 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
- 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 14.🧺 Do we need a spoon for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 15.🧂 Does small pebbles dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) warm water (d) a battery cell
- 17.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 18.⚖️ 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
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a piece of string (b) a spoon (c) salt (d) a magnet
- 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 21.⚖️ 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
- 22.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 23.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting ice (b) baking a cake (c) cooking an egg (d) rusting iron
- 24.🧂 Does table salt dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) salt (d) turmeric powder
- 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a shallow dish (d) a balloon
- 27.True or false: baking soda does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🧂 What shape are table salt crystals under a magnifying glass? (a) tiny stars (b) tiny cubes (c) tiny spheres (d) tiny triangles
- 29.🔮 Predict: you use sugar instead of salt. What happens as it dries? (a) it turns to butter (b) it turns to oil (c) sugar crystals form (d) salt crystals form
- 30.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 31.⚖️ 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 water (b) days to see crystals (c) the same dish (d) sunny or shady place
- 32.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 33.True or false: a piece of string is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: cooking oil does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 36.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🔮 Predict: you cover the dish so no water can escape. What happens? (a) few or no crystals (b) it turns sweet (c) crystals grow faster (d) it fizzes
- 38.🧺 Do we need salt for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a mirror (b) warm water (c) a piece of string (d) a shallow dish
- 40.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) rusting iron (c) baking a cake (d) dissolving salt
Answer key
- a grown-up
- chalk powder
- False
- False
- True
- the amount of salt
- water evaporates
- False
- the same dish
- True
- not needed
- False
- we keep it the same
- needed
- does not dissolve
- warm water
- cannot be undone
- False
- a magnet
- cannot be undone
- we keep it the same
- cannot be undone
- melting ice
- dissolves in water
- salt
- a shallow dish
- False
- tiny cubes
- sugar crystals form
- True
- days to see crystals
- can be undone
- False
- True
- not needed
- False
- few or no crystals
- needed
- a mirror
- dissolving salt
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