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Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 18: Growing salt crystals · Set 926 · 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.🔮 Predict: you cover the dish so no water can escape. What happens? (a) it fizzes (b) crystals grow faster (c) it turns sweet (d) few or no crystals
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need yeast for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  3. 3.📘 What do we call a solution that cannot dissolve any more salt? (a) empty (b) saturated (c) magnetic (d) frozen
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a balloon (b) a piece of string (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
  5. 5.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) warm water (b) salt (c) a battery cell (d) a spoon
  7. 7.🔮 Predict: you use sugar instead of salt. What happens as it dries? (a) it turns to butter (b) sugar crystals form (c) it turns to oil (d) salt crystals form
  8. 8.True or false: a spoon is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking oil (b) sand (c) chalk powder (d) sugar
  10. 10.🔮 Predict: crystals grow slowly where nobody disturbs them. How big are they? (a) no crystals (b) smaller crystals (c) liquid crystals (d) bigger crystals
  11. 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) warm water (b) a shallow dish (c) a battery cell (d) salt
  12. 12.🧂 Why do crystals appear as the dish dries? (a) the dish melts (b) salt grows roots (c) salt eats water (d) water evaporates
  13. 13.True or false: small pebbles dissolves in water. (a) False (b) True
  14. 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 kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  16. 16.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a magnet is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) warm water (d) a balloon
  19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) warm water (c) a spoon (d) a piece of string
  20. 20.True or false: sawdust does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.⚖️ 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 kind of salt (b) sunny or shady place (c) the amount of salt (d) the same dish
  22. 22.⚖️ 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 kind of salt (b) the amount of salt (c) the same dish (d) days to see crystals
  23. 23.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) folding paper (c) melting ice (d) baking a cake
  24. 24.🧂 Does sugar dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  25. 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting ice (d) milk turning to curd
  26. 26.⚖️ 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
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sand (b) table salt (c) cooking oil (d) chalk powder
  28. 28.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) melting ice (c) browning lemon ink (d) freezing water
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) food colour (b) baking soda (c) sugar (d) small pebbles
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) salt (b) a balloon (c) a shallow dish (d) a piece of string
  31. 31.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a magnet (b) a piece of string (c) warm water (d) salt
  33. 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  34. 34.True or false: warm water is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.⚖️ 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
  36. 36.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) freezing water (d) rusting iron
  37. 37.True or false: glucose powder dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) warm water (b) a spoon (c) a piece of string (d) turmeric powder
  39. 39.🛟 Who should pour the warm water for the crystal experiment? (a) the youngest child (b) nobody needs to (c) a grown-up (d) a friend who is running
  40. 40.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone

Answer key

  1. few or no crystals
  2. not needed
  3. saturated
  4. a piece of string
  5. we change it
  6. a battery cell
  7. sugar crystals form
  8. True
  9. sugar
  10. bigger crystals
  11. a battery cell
  12. water evaporates
  13. False
  14. True
  15. can be undone
  16. False
  17. True
  18. warm water
  19. a balloon
  20. True
  21. sunny or shady place
  22. days to see crystals
  23. baking a cake
  24. dissolves in water
  25. melting ice
  26. we keep it the same
  27. table salt
  28. browning lemon ink
  29. small pebbles
  30. a balloon
  31. True
  32. a magnet
  33. can be undone
  34. False
  35. we measure it
  36. freezing water
  37. True
  38. turmeric powder
  39. a grown-up
  40. can be undone

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