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Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 18: Growing salt crystals · Set 852 · 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) a grown-up (c) the youngest child (d) nobody needs to
  2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) salt (d) a magnet
  3. 3.True or false: a spoon is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧂 Does sawdust dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
  5. 5.🧂 Does chalk powder dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
  6. 6.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) small pebbles (b) glucose powder (c) cooking oil (d) sand
  7. 7.📘 What do we call a solution that cannot dissolve any more salt? (a) empty (b) saturated (c) magnetic (d) frozen
  8. 8.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  9. 9.True or false: glucose powder does not dissolve in water. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the same dish is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) cooking an egg (c) melting ice (d) dissolving salt
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need salt for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  13. 13.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) sugar (b) baking soda (c) glucose powder (d) cooking oil
  14. 14.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  15. 15.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sand (b) sawdust (c) cooking oil (d) sugar
  17. 17.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  18. 18.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? What do we do with “the amount of salt”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  20. 20.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: sawdust dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a shallow dish is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧂 What shape are table salt crystals under a magnifying glass? (a) tiny triangles (b) tiny stars (c) tiny spheres (d) tiny cubes
  24. 24.⚖️ 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 kind of salt (b) the amount of salt (c) the same dish (d) days to see crystals
  25. 25.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) sawdust (b) sand (c) food colour (d) small pebbles
  26. 26.True or false: a piece of string is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting butter (b) milk turning to curd (c) cooking an egg (d) rusting iron
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a magnet (b) yeast (c) a shallow dish (d) a balloon
  29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a piece of string (b) a spoon (c) a balloon (d) salt
  30. 30.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧂 Does baking soda dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small pebbles (b) table salt (c) food colour (d) sugar
  33. 33.🛟 Where should you keep the crystal dish while it dries? (a) on the edge of a table (b) safe from small children (c) in a busy doorway (d) next to the baby
  34. 34.🔮 Predict: crystals grow slowly where nobody disturbs them. How big are they? (a) liquid crystals (b) no crystals (c) smaller crystals (d) bigger crystals
  35. 35.🔮 Predict: you cover the dish so no water can escape. What happens? (a) it fizzes (b) it turns sweet (c) few or no crystals (d) crystals grow faster
  36. 36.🧂 Does small pebbles dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
  37. 37.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  38. 38.🧂 Does food colour dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
  39. 39.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a balloon is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a grown-up
  2. salt
  3. False
  4. does not dissolve
  5. does not dissolve
  6. glucose powder
  7. saturated
  8. cannot be undone
  9. False
  10. True
  11. cooking an egg
  12. needed
  13. cooking oil
  14. can be undone
  15. we change it
  16. sugar
  17. we keep it the same
  18. False
  19. we keep it the same
  20. False
  21. False
  22. True
  23. tiny cubes
  24. days to see crystals
  25. food colour
  26. False
  27. melting butter
  28. a shallow dish
  29. a balloon
  30. True
  31. dissolves in water
  32. small pebbles
  33. safe from small children
  34. bigger crystals
  35. few or no crystals
  36. does not dissolve
  37. not needed
  38. dissolves in water
  39. False
  40. True

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