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Salt Crystal Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 18: Growing salt crystals · Set 970 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a shallow dish (b) yeast (c) a spoon (d) salt
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a spoon (b) warm water (c) a shallow dish (d) a magnet
  3. 3.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🛟 Who should pour the warm water for the crystal experiment? (a) the youngest child (b) nobody needs to (c) a friend who is running (d) a grown-up
  5. 5.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: a shallow dish is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  8. 8.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) browning lemon ink (d) freezing water
  9. 9.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a shallow dish (c) salt (d) a piece of string
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glucose powder (b) chalk powder (c) sugar (d) table salt
  12. 12.True or false: sand does not dissolve in water. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a spoon (b) a battery cell (c) warm water (d) salt
  14. 14.True or false: table salt dissolves in water. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧺 Do we need salt for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  16. 16.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) table salt (b) baking soda (c) food colour (d) sand
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda (b) glucose powder (c) sugar (d) sawdust
  18. 18.⚖️ 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
  19. 19.True or false: a magnet is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: sunny or shady place is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧂 Why do crystals appear as the dish dries? (a) the dish melts (b) water evaporates (c) salt grows roots (d) salt eats water
  22. 22.🌊 How is salt made in salt pans by the sea? (a) sea water evaporates (b) salt rains down (c) sand is ground up (d) fish make it
  23. 23.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) melting ice (c) baking a cake (d) dissolving salt
  24. 24.⚖️ 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
  25. 25.🧺 Do we need yeast for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need a piece of string for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
  27. 27.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) baking a cake (c) milk turning to curd (d) cooking an egg
  28. 28.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🛟 Where should you keep the crystal dish while it dries? (a) on the edge of a table (b) next to the baby (c) in a busy doorway (d) safe from small children
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need a magnet for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
  31. 31.True or false: a shallow dish is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  33. 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  34. 34.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) baking soda (b) sugar (c) table salt (d) cooking oil
  36. 36.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) rusting iron (d) melting butter
  37. 37.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  38. 38.⚖️ 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
  39. 39.🧂 Does sugar dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
  40. 40.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone

Answer key

  1. yeast
  2. a magnet
  3. False
  4. a grown-up
  5. False
  6. False
  7. cannot be undone
  8. freezing water
  9. True
  10. a mirror
  11. chalk powder
  12. True
  13. a battery cell
  14. True
  15. needed
  16. sand
  17. sawdust
  18. the amount of salt
  19. False
  20. False
  21. water evaporates
  22. sea water evaporates
  23. baking a cake
  24. we change it
  25. not needed
  26. needed
  27. dissolving salt
  28. False
  29. safe from small children
  30. not needed
  31. True
  32. can be undone
  33. cannot be undone
  34. False
  35. cooking oil
  36. rusting iron
  37. we measure it
  38. we keep it the same
  39. dissolves in water
  40. can be undone

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