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Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 18: Growing salt crystals · Set 841 · 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.🛟 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. 2.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) chalk powder (b) glucose powder (c) sugar (d) table salt
  3. 3.True or false: a mirror is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  4. 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. 5.True or false: a spoon is needed for growing salt crystals. (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 kept the same? (a) sunny or shady place (b) days to see crystals (c) the amount of salt
  7. 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. 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. 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. 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. 11.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  12. 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. 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. 14.🧺 Do we need a spoon for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  15. 15.🧂 Does small pebbles dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) warm water (d) a battery cell
  17. 17.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  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 the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  19. 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. 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  21. 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. 22.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  23. 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. 24.🧂 Does table salt dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) salt (d) turmeric powder
  26. 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. 27.True or false: baking soda does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧂 What shape are table salt crystals under a magnifying glass? (a) tiny stars (b) tiny cubes (c) tiny spheres (d) tiny triangles
  29. 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. 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. 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. 32.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  33. 33.True or false: a piece of string is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: cooking oil does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  36. 36.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 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. 38.🧺 Do we need salt for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  39. 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. 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

  1. a grown-up
  2. chalk powder
  3. False
  4. False
  5. True
  6. the amount of salt
  7. water evaporates
  8. False
  9. the same dish
  10. True
  11. not needed
  12. False
  13. we keep it the same
  14. needed
  15. does not dissolve
  16. warm water
  17. cannot be undone
  18. False
  19. a magnet
  20. cannot be undone
  21. we keep it the same
  22. cannot be undone
  23. melting ice
  24. dissolves in water
  25. salt
  26. a shallow dish
  27. False
  28. tiny cubes
  29. sugar crystals form
  30. True
  31. days to see crystals
  32. can be undone
  33. False
  34. True
  35. not needed
  36. False
  37. few or no crystals
  38. needed
  39. a mirror
  40. dissolving salt

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