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.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 2.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chalk powder (b) small pebbles (c) cooking oil (d) sugar
- 4.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 5.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) milk turning to curd (c) melting ice (d) browning lemon ink
- 7.⚖️ 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
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the amount of water is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 9.True or false: table salt dissolves in water. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda (b) glucose powder (c) sawdust (d) table salt
- 11.🛟 Where should you keep the crystal dish while it dries? (a) safe from small children (b) in a busy doorway (c) next to the baby (d) on the edge of a table
- 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) salt (b) a piece of string (c) a magnet (d) a spoon
- 13.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) baking a cake (c) melting butter (d) browning lemon ink
- 14.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) baking soda (b) glucose powder (c) chalk powder (d) table salt
- 15.⚖️ 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
- 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) warm water (d) a mirror
- 17.🧂 Does sand dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
- 18.🧂 Why do crystals appear as the dish dries? (a) salt grows roots (b) salt eats water (c) the dish melts (d) water evaporates
- 19.True or false: table salt does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
- 20.True or false: sawdust does not dissolve in water. (a) False (b) True
- 21.⚖️ 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
- 22.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the amount of salt is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🧺 Do we need warm water for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 25.⚖️ 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
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) warm water (b) salt (c) a spoon (d) turmeric powder
- 27.🧺 Do we need a shallow dish for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 28.True or false: sand dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: a magnet is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: a balloon is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 33.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) freezing water (c) rusting iron (d) baking a cake
- 34.⚖️ 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 salt (c) the amount of water (d) sunny or shady place
- 35.🧂 Does sawdust dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
- 36.🧂 What shape are table salt crystals under a magnifying glass? (a) tiny triangles (b) tiny cubes (c) tiny spheres (d) tiny stars
- 37.🧂 Does small pebbles dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 38.⚖️ 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
- 39.🔮 Predict: you cover the dish so no water can escape. What happens? (a) it fizzes (b) it turns sweet (c) crystals grow faster (d) few or no crystals
- 40.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
Answer key
- True
- cannot be undone
- sugar
- we keep it the same
- True
- melting ice
- we keep it the same
- False
- True
- sawdust
- safe from small children
- a magnet
- melting butter
- chalk powder
- the amount of salt
- warm water
- does not dissolve
- water evaporates
- False
- True
- we keep it the same
- can be undone
- True
- needed
- True
- turmeric powder
- needed
- False
- True
- False
- True
- cannot be undone
- freezing water
- sunny or shady place
- does not dissolve
- tiny cubes
- does not dissolve
- False
- few or no crystals
- we measure it
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