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