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Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 18: Growing salt crystals · Set 910 · 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.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) cooking oil (b) table salt (c) chalk powder (d) sawdust
  2. 2.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.⚖️ 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 water (b) sunny or shady place (c) days to see crystals (d) the kind of salt
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) warm water (d) yeast
  5. 5.🧺 Do we need warm water for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  6. 6.📘 What do we call a solution that cannot dissolve any more salt? (a) saturated (b) empty (c) frozen (d) magnetic
  7. 7.🛟 Where should you keep the crystal dish while it dries? (a) next to the baby (b) on the edge of a table (c) in a busy doorway (d) safe from small children
  8. 8.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) baking soda (b) food colour (c) table salt (d) sand
  9. 9.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) table salt (b) glucose powder (c) chalk powder (d) baking soda
  10. 10.True or false: food colour dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the same dish is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: baking soda does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting butter
  15. 15.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  16. 16.🧺 Do we need a shallow dish for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  17. 17.True or false: small pebbles dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chalk powder (b) sawdust (c) glucose powder (d) sand
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need a magnet for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  20. 20.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  21. 21.⚖️ 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
  22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) salt (b) a piece of string (c) a spoon (d) turmeric powder
  23. 23.🌊 How is salt made in salt pans by the sea? (a) salt rains down (b) sand is ground up (c) fish make it (d) sea water evaporates
  24. 24.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) melting ice (c) dissolving salt (d) rusting iron
  25. 25.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a piece of string is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the same dish is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧂 Does sawdust dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
  29. 29.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) chalk powder (b) sand (c) cooking oil (d) food colour
  30. 30.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) table salt (b) sugar (c) cooking oil (d) food colour
  31. 31.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.⚖️ 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 kind of salt (c) sunny or shady place (d) days to see crystals
  34. 34.True or false: cooking oil dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⚖️ 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) the amount of salt (c) sunny or shady place
  36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a spoon (b) a magnet (c) a piece of string (d) a shallow dish
  37. 37.🧂 Does glucose powder dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  38. 38.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  39. 39.🧂 Does sand dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sand (b) food colour (c) baking soda (d) table salt

Answer key

  1. table salt
  2. False
  3. days to see crystals
  4. warm water
  5. needed
  6. saturated
  7. safe from small children
  8. sand
  9. chalk powder
  10. True
  11. not needed
  12. False
  13. False
  14. melting butter
  15. cannot be undone
  16. needed
  17. False
  18. glucose powder
  19. not needed
  20. False
  21. False
  22. turmeric powder
  23. sea water evaporates
  24. rusting iron
  25. False
  26. False
  27. True
  28. does not dissolve
  29. food colour
  30. cooking oil
  31. True
  32. True
  33. sunny or shady place
  34. False
  35. the amount of salt
  36. a magnet
  37. dissolves in water
  38. we keep it the same
  39. does not dissolve
  40. sand

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