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.True or false: sawdust dissolves in water. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 3.🛟 Who should pour the warm water for the crystal experiment? (a) the youngest child (b) nobody needs to (c) a friend who is running (d) a grown-up
- 4.⚖️ 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
- 5.📘 What do we call a solution that cannot dissolve any more salt? (a) magnetic (b) empty (c) saturated (d) frozen
- 6.True or false: a magnet is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
- 7.⚖️ 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
- 8.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) food colour (b) table salt (c) sand (d) sugar
- 10.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) small pebbles (b) chalk powder (c) sand (d) sugar
- 11.🧂 Does sawdust dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 12.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 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 salt”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 14.True or false: sugar does not dissolve in water. (a) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: small pebbles dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) food colour (b) cooking oil (c) sugar (d) glucose powder
- 17.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) dissolving salt
- 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a spoon (b) turmeric powder (c) warm water (d) salt
- 19.🌊 How is salt made in salt pans by the sea? (a) sea water evaporates (b) sand is ground up (c) salt rains down (d) fish make it
- 20.🔮 Predict: you use sugar instead of salt. What happens as it dries? (a) sugar crystals form (b) salt crystals form (c) it turns to oil (d) it turns to butter
- 21.🧂 Does table salt dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
- 22.🧂 Does cooking oil dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 23.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 24.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) sawdust (b) chalk powder (c) sand (d) glucose powder
- 25.⚖️ 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
- 26.True or false: a shallow dish is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: table salt does not dissolve in water. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) glucose powder (b) sugar (c) chalk powder (d) food colour
- 29.🔮 Predict: you cover the dish so no water can escape. What happens? (a) few or no crystals (b) it fizzes (c) crystals grow faster (d) it turns sweet
- 30.🛟 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
- 31.True or false: small pebbles does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
- 32.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 34.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) table salt (b) sawdust (c) food colour (d) baking soda
- 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) salt (b) a spoon (c) turmeric powder (d) a shallow dish
- 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a mirror (b) a piece of string (c) salt (d) a shallow dish
- 37.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) browning lemon ink (c) dissolving salt (d) melting butter
- 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 39.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) rusting iron (c) melting butter (d) cooking an egg
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sand (b) food colour (c) cooking oil (d) small pebbles
Answer key
- False
- can be undone
- a grown-up
- we keep it the same
- saturated
- True
- True
- False
- sand
- sugar
- does not dissolve
- not needed
- we keep it the same
- False
- False
- cooking oil
- dissolving salt
- turmeric powder
- sea water evaporates
- sugar crystals form
- dissolves in water
- does not dissolve
- can be undone
- glucose powder
- we keep it the same
- True
- False
- chalk powder
- few or no crystals
- safe from small children
- True
- False
- cannot be undone
- sawdust
- turmeric powder
- a mirror
- browning lemon ink
- cannot be undone
- melting butter
- food colour
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