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