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.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 2.True or false: warm water is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
- 3.True or false: a shallow dish is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
- 4.True or false: a spoon is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🧺 Do we need warm water for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 6.⚖️ 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) the kind of salt (b) the amount of water (c) sunny or shady place (d) the same dish
- 7.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
- 8.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🧺 Do we need a spoon for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a piece of string (b) turmeric powder (c) a spoon (d) salt
- 11.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting ice (c) rusting iron (d) folding paper
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a spoon (b) yeast (c) salt (d) warm water
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chalk powder (b) sand (c) food colour (d) sawdust
- 14.⚖️ 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) the amount of water (c) days to see crystals
- 15.⚖️ 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
- 16.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) glucose powder (b) sand (c) baking soda (d) food colour
- 17.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) dissolving salt (c) melting ice (d) milk turning to curd
- 18.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
- 19.🧂 Does chalk powder dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 20.🧂 What shape are table salt crystals under a magnifying glass? (a) tiny spheres (b) tiny stars (c) tiny triangles (d) tiny cubes
- 21.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 22.🧺 Do we need a shallow dish for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 23.True or false: sand dissolves in water. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🛟 Where should you keep the crystal dish while it dries? (a) next to the baby (b) in a busy doorway (c) safe from small children (d) on the edge of a table
- 25.🧂 Does food colour dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 26.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) freezing water (c) folding paper (d) browning lemon ink
- 27.🔮 Predict: you cover the dish so no water can escape. What happens? (a) crystals grow faster (b) it fizzes (c) few or no crystals (d) it turns sweet
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sand (b) chalk powder (c) sawdust (d) sugar
- 29.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) glucose powder (b) small pebbles (c) sugar (d) baking soda
- 30.True or false: a mirror is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: sawdust dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sawdust (b) small pebbles (c) table salt (d) chalk powder
- 34.🧺 Do we need a piece of string for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) salt (b) a shallow dish (c) a magnet (d) a piece of string
- 36.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) sawdust (b) cooking oil (c) table salt (d) small pebbles
- 37.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 38.🧂 Does sawdust dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda (b) sugar (c) chalk powder (d) glucose powder
- 40.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) folding paper (c) dissolving salt (d) cooking an egg
Answer key
- we measure it
- False
- True
- True
- needed
- sunny or shady place
- we keep it the same
- False
- needed
- turmeric powder
- rusting iron
- yeast
- food colour
- the amount of water
- True
- sand
- milk turning to curd
- we keep it the same
- does not dissolve
- tiny cubes
- cannot be undone
- needed
- False
- safe from small children
- dissolves in water
- browning lemon ink
- few or no crystals
- sugar
- small pebbles
- False
- False
- can be undone
- table salt
- needed
- a magnet
- table salt
- cannot be undone
- does not dissolve
- chalk powder
- cooking an egg
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