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Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 18: Growing salt crystals · Set 969 · 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.True or false: a piece of string is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.📘 What do we call a solution that cannot dissolve any more salt? (a) saturated (b) frozen (c) empty (d) magnetic
  3. 3.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧂 Does cooking oil dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
  5. 5.🛟 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
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) salt
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) warm water (b) salt (c) a balloon (d) a piece of string
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) warm water (b) a spoon (c) salt (d) yeast
  9. 9.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  10. 10.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glucose powder (b) sawdust (c) baking soda (d) table salt
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glucose powder (b) table salt (c) food colour (d) sand
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need a piece of string for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a spoon (b) a piece of string (c) a magnet (d) warm water
  15. 15.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need a spoon for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  18. 18.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.⚖️ 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 salt (b) sunny or shady place (c) days to see crystals (d) the same dish
  20. 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  21. 21.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) glucose powder (b) table salt (c) sugar (d) sand
  22. 22.True or false: sugar does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  25. 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) dissolving salt (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
  26. 26.🛟 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
  27. 27.⚖️ 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 same dish (c) days to see crystals (d) the amount of salt
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need a mirror for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) warm water (c) a shallow dish (d) a piece of string
  30. 30.🔮 Predict: crystals grow slowly where nobody disturbs them. How big are they? (a) liquid crystals (b) no crystals (c) smaller crystals (d) bigger crystals
  31. 31.True or false: a shallow dish is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a mirror is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: sunny or shady place is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧂 Why do we stir in salt until no more will dissolve? (a) to make it fizz (b) to cool the water (c) to change its colour (d) to make it very salty
  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) the kind of salt (b) sunny or shady place (c) days to see crystals
  36. 36.True or false: a balloon is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small pebbles (b) glucose powder (c) baking soda (d) food colour
  38. 38.🧂 Does sawdust dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
  39. 39.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  40. 40.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) glucose powder (b) food colour (c) cooking oil (d) baking soda

Answer key

  1. False
  2. saturated
  3. False
  4. does not dissolve
  5. a grown-up
  6. salt
  7. a balloon
  8. yeast
  9. we change it
  10. can be undone
  11. sawdust
  12. sand
  13. needed
  14. a magnet
  15. False
  16. can be undone
  17. needed
  18. True
  19. sunny or shady place
  20. can be undone
  21. sand
  22. False
  23. False
  24. we measure it
  25. dissolving salt
  26. safe from small children
  27. days to see crystals
  28. not needed
  29. a battery cell
  30. bigger crystals
  31. True
  32. False
  33. False
  34. to make it very salty
  35. the kind of salt
  36. False
  37. small pebbles
  38. does not dissolve
  39. we keep it the same
  40. cooking oil

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