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Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 18: Growing salt crystals · Set 884 · 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.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  2. 2.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  3. 3.🧺 Do we need a shallow dish for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  4. 4.True or false: baking soda dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the amount of salt is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? Which of these is kept the same? (a) days to see crystals (b) sunny or shady place (c) the amount of salt
  7. 7.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) food colour (b) glucose powder (c) table salt (d) cooking oil
  9. 9.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) sand (b) baking soda (c) chalk powder (d) sawdust
  10. 10.🧂 Does table salt dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
  11. 11.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) a piece of string
  13. 13.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) chalk powder (b) sand (c) food colour (d) cooking oil
  14. 14.🔮 Predict: you use sugar instead of salt. What happens as it dries? (a) it turns to oil (b) sugar crystals form (c) it turns to butter (d) salt crystals form
  15. 15.⚖️ 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 same dish (b) the amount of water (c) the amount of salt (d) sunny or shady place
  16. 16.True or false: a balloon is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the amount of water is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: salt is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) a shallow dish
  21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) warm water (b) a shallow dish (c) a balloon (d) salt
  22. 22.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) sand (b) sugar (c) small pebbles (d) chalk powder
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sawdust (b) sugar (c) sand (d) chalk powder
  25. 25.🧂 What shape are table salt crystals under a magnifying glass? (a) tiny triangles (b) tiny spheres (c) tiny stars (d) tiny cubes
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking oil (b) chalk powder (c) sand (d) table salt
  27. 27.⚖️ 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
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  29. 29.True or false: baking soda does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need a balloon for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  31. 31.🌊 How is salt made in salt pans by the sea? (a) sand is ground up (b) salt rains down (c) fish make it (d) sea water evaporates
  32. 32.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) salt (b) a mirror (c) a spoon (d) a piece of string
  34. 34.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⚖️ 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
  36. 36.🧂 Does sawdust dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) salt (b) a magnet (c) a shallow dish (d) a spoon
  38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) salt (b) warm water (c) a piece of string (d) a magnet
  39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) salt (b) a spoon (c) a battery cell (d) a shallow dish
  40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) warm water (b) yeast (c) salt (d) a spoon

Answer key

  1. can be undone
  2. we keep it the same
  3. needed
  4. True
  5. False
  6. the amount of salt
  7. cannot be undone
  8. cooking oil
  9. baking soda
  10. dissolves in water
  11. True
  12. a piece of string
  13. food colour
  14. sugar crystals form
  15. sunny or shady place
  16. False
  17. we change it
  18. True
  19. True
  20. a shallow dish
  21. a balloon
  22. True
  23. sugar
  24. sugar
  25. tiny cubes
  26. table salt
  27. False
  28. not needed
  29. False
  30. not needed
  31. sea water evaporates
  32. can be undone
  33. a mirror
  34. False
  35. False
  36. does not dissolve
  37. a magnet
  38. a magnet
  39. a battery cell
  40. yeast

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