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Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 18: Growing salt crystals · Set 861 · 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.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: days to see crystals is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🛟 Who should pour the warm water for the crystal experiment? (a) the youngest child (b) a grown-up (c) nobody needs to (d) a friend who is running
  5. 5.🧂 What shape are table salt crystals under a magnifying glass? (a) tiny spheres (b) tiny cubes (c) tiny stars (d) tiny triangles
  6. 6.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  7. 7.🧂 Does cooking oil dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a shallow dish (b) yeast (c) salt (d) a spoon
  9. 9.True or false: chalk powder does not dissolve in water. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) cooking oil (b) food colour (c) chalk powder (d) sand
  11. 11.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) dissolving salt (c) baking a cake (d) browning lemon ink
  12. 12.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of salt (b) sunny or shady place (c) days to see crystals
  14. 14.True or false: sand dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  16. 16.🧂 Does table salt dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  17. 17.⚖️ 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) days to see crystals (c) the same dish (d) the amount of salt
  18. 18.🧂 Does sawdust dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  19. 19.🧂 Does baking soda dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  20. 20.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: sunny or shady place is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧂 Does small pebbles dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
  23. 23.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) table salt (b) sawdust (c) sand (d) cooking oil
  25. 25.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧂 Does glucose powder dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
  27. 27.🧺 Do we need a shallow dish for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  28. 28.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  29. 29.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) table salt (b) sawdust (c) sand (d) cooking oil
  30. 30.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting ice (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) baking a cake
  31. 31.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: sugar does not dissolve in water. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a spoon (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
  34. 34.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) glucose powder (c) chalk powder (d) table salt
  36. 36.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  38. 38.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) melting butter (c) folding paper (d) freezing water
  39. 39.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  40. 40.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same

Answer key

  1. False
  2. we keep it the same
  3. False
  4. a grown-up
  5. tiny cubes
  6. can be undone
  7. does not dissolve
  8. yeast
  9. True
  10. food colour
  11. dissolving salt
  12. False
  13. the amount of salt
  14. False
  15. not needed
  16. dissolves in water
  17. days to see crystals
  18. does not dissolve
  19. dissolves in water
  20. False
  21. False
  22. does not dissolve
  23. we keep it the same
  24. table salt
  25. False
  26. dissolves in water
  27. needed
  28. we change it
  29. table salt
  30. melting ice
  31. True
  32. False
  33. a spoon
  34. cannot be undone
  35. chalk powder
  36. True
  37. can be undone
  38. baking a cake
  39. True
  40. we keep it the same

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