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Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 18: Growing salt crystals · Set 88 · 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: sawdust dissolves in water. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  3. 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. 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. 5.📘 What do we call a solution that cannot dissolve any more salt? (a) magnetic (b) empty (c) saturated (d) frozen
  6. 6.True or false: a magnet is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  7. 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. 8.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) food colour (b) table salt (c) sand (d) sugar
  10. 10.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) small pebbles (b) chalk powder (c) sand (d) sugar
  11. 11.🧂 Does sawdust dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  13. 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. 14.True or false: sugar does not dissolve in water. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: small pebbles dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) food colour (b) cooking oil (c) sugar (d) glucose powder
  17. 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. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a spoon (b) turmeric powder (c) warm water (d) salt
  19. 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. 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. 21.🧂 Does table salt dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
  22. 22.🧂 Does cooking oil dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  23. 23.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  24. 24.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) sawdust (b) chalk powder (c) sand (d) glucose powder
  25. 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. 26.True or false: a shallow dish is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: table salt does not dissolve in water. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) glucose powder (b) sugar (c) chalk powder (d) food colour
  29. 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. 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. 31.True or false: small pebbles does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
  32. 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. 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  34. 34.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) table salt (b) sawdust (c) food colour (d) baking soda
  35. 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. 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. 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. 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  39. 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. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sand (b) food colour (c) cooking oil (d) small pebbles

Answer key

  1. False
  2. can be undone
  3. a grown-up
  4. we keep it the same
  5. saturated
  6. True
  7. True
  8. False
  9. sand
  10. sugar
  11. does not dissolve
  12. not needed
  13. we keep it the same
  14. False
  15. False
  16. cooking oil
  17. dissolving salt
  18. turmeric powder
  19. sea water evaporates
  20. sugar crystals form
  21. dissolves in water
  22. does not dissolve
  23. can be undone
  24. glucose powder
  25. we keep it the same
  26. True
  27. False
  28. chalk powder
  29. few or no crystals
  30. safe from small children
  31. True
  32. False
  33. cannot be undone
  34. sawdust
  35. turmeric powder
  36. a mirror
  37. browning lemon ink
  38. cannot be undone
  39. melting butter
  40. food colour

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