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.🧂 Does small pebbles dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: days to see crystals is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a spoon (b) a piece of string (c) a magnet (d) a shallow dish
- 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
- 5.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 6.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) milk turning to curd (c) dissolving salt (d) cooking an egg
- 7.🧂 Does sugar dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 8.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) freezing water (c) browning lemon ink (d) milk turning to curd
- 9.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) food colour (b) sugar (c) small pebbles (d) glucose powder
- 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) yeast (d) warm water
- 11.⚖️ 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 amount of salt (b) the kind of salt (c) the same dish (d) days to see crystals
- 12.🛟 Who should pour the warm water for the crystal experiment? (a) a grown-up (b) a friend who is running (c) the youngest child (d) nobody needs to
- 13.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the amount of salt is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) table salt (b) baking soda (c) sawdust (d) glucose powder
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? What do we do with “days to see crystals”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 17.True or false: warm water is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) small pebbles (b) food colour (c) cooking oil (d) chalk powder
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a shallow dish (b) a spoon (c) a mirror (d) a piece of string
- 20.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) sugar (b) cooking oil (c) small pebbles (d) chalk powder
- 21.🌊 How is salt made in salt pans by the sea? (a) fish make it (b) sea water evaporates (c) sand is ground up (d) salt rains down
- 22.True or false: food colour does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) table salt (b) sawdust (c) food colour (d) baking soda
- 24.True or false: sand does not dissolve in water. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a spoon (b) warm water (c) turmeric powder (d) a shallow dish
- 26.🛟 Where should you keep the crystal dish while it dries? (a) in a busy doorway (b) safe from small children (c) on the edge of a table (d) next to the baby
- 27.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 28.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 29.True or false: baking soda dissolves in water. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 31.True or false: a spoon is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
- 32.⚖️ 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) days to see crystals (c) the amount of salt
- 33.🧂 Does table salt dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
- 34.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🧂 Does cooking oil dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
- 36.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) milk turning to curd (c) folding paper (d) cooking an egg
- 37.True or false: sand dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
- 38.⚖️ 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 water (b) the amount of salt (c) the kind of salt (d) sunny or shady place
- 39.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🧂 Why do crystals appear as the dish dries? (a) the dish melts (b) water evaporates (c) salt eats water (d) salt grows roots
Answer key
- does not dissolve
- True
- a magnet
- we keep it the same
- cannot be undone
- dissolving salt
- dissolves in water
- freezing water
- small pebbles
- warm water
- days to see crystals
- a grown-up
- True
- False
- sawdust
- we measure it
- False
- food colour
- a mirror
- sugar
- sea water evaporates
- False
- sawdust
- True
- turmeric powder
- safe from small children
- can be undone
- True
- True
- cannot be undone
- True
- the amount of salt
- dissolves in water
- True
- does not dissolve
- folding paper
- False
- sunny or shady place
- False
- water evaporates
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