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Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 18: Growing salt crystals · Set 859 · 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.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  2. 2.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a shallow dish (b) a piece of string (c) warm water (d) yeast
  4. 4.⚖️ 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
  5. 5.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  6. 6.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) chalk powder (b) food colour (c) cooking oil (d) sand
  7. 7.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🛟 Who should pour the warm water for the crystal experiment? (a) a friend who is running (b) the youngest child (c) nobody needs to (d) a grown-up
  9. 9.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔮 Predict: crystals grow slowly where nobody disturbs them. How big are they? (a) liquid crystals (b) bigger crystals (c) no crystals (d) smaller crystals
  11. 11.⚖️ 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 amount of salt (b) days to see crystals (c) the same dish (d) sunny or shady place
  12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) salt (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
  13. 13.⚖️ 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
  14. 14.True or false: a shallow dish is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) baking a cake (c) melting butter (d) browning lemon ink
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a piece of string (b) a shallow dish (c) a battery cell (d) warm water
  17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) a magnet (d) a shallow dish
  18. 18.🧂 Does glucose powder dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a piece of string (b) a battery cell (c) a shallow dish (d) salt
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need salt for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  22. 22.True or false: glucose powder does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: small pebbles does not dissolve in water. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: yeast is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧺 Do we need a magnet for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a magnet (b) a spoon (c) turmeric powder (d) a mirror
  27. 27.🔮 Predict: you cover the dish so no water can escape. What happens? (a) few or no crystals (b) crystals grow faster (c) it fizzes (d) it turns sweet
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) table salt (b) sugar (c) food colour (d) cooking oil
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) warm water (b) a shallow dish (c) a magnet (d) salt
  30. 30.⚖️ 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
  31. 31.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) dissolving salt (c) folding paper (d) melting ice
  33. 33.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) glucose powder (b) food colour (c) baking soda (d) sand
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  35. 35.True or false: glucose powder dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧺 Do we need a spoon for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  37. 37.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the amount of water is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧂 Does baking soda dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
  40. 40.True or false: a shallow dish is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. we keep it the same
  2. False
  3. yeast
  4. we keep it the same
  5. cannot be undone
  6. food colour
  7. True
  8. a grown-up
  9. True
  10. bigger crystals
  11. sunny or shady place
  12. salt
  13. False
  14. True
  15. melting butter
  16. a battery cell
  17. a shallow dish
  18. dissolves in water
  19. not needed
  20. a battery cell
  21. needed
  22. False
  23. True
  24. True
  25. not needed
  26. a spoon
  27. few or no crystals
  28. cooking oil
  29. a magnet
  30. the amount of water
  31. False
  32. rusting iron
  33. sand
  34. not needed
  35. True
  36. needed
  37. can be undone
  38. False
  39. dissolves in water
  40. False

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