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.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) salt (b) warm water (c) yeast (d) a spoon
- 3.🧂 Does sugar dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 4.⚖️ 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
- 5.🧂 Does cooking oil dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
- 6.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 7.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? What do we do with “the amount of water”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 9.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🛟 Where should you keep the crystal dish while it dries? (a) on the edge of a table (b) next to the baby (c) safe from small children (d) in a busy doorway
- 11.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) melting butter (c) cooking an egg (d) melting ice
- 12.True or false: food colour does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? Which of these is kept the same? (a) sunny or shady place (b) the kind of salt (c) days to see crystals
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the amount of water is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting ice (b) cooking an egg (c) milk turning to curd (d) browning lemon ink
- 16.True or false: warm water is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🧺 Do we need a magnet for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 18.True or false: table salt does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
- 19.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🧂 Does chalk powder dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
- 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) turmeric powder (b) a shallow dish (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
- 22.🔮 Predict: you use sugar instead of salt. What happens as it dries? (a) salt crystals form (b) it turns to oil (c) it turns to butter (d) sugar crystals form
- 23.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 24.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting butter (c) melting ice (d) folding paper
- 25.🔮 Predict: you cover the dish so no water can escape. What happens? (a) it turns sweet (b) few or no crystals (c) it fizzes (d) crystals grow faster
- 26.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) salt (c) a spoon (d) a shallow dish
- 28.⚖️ 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 amount of salt (b) sunny or shady place (c) days to see crystals
- 29.🛟 Who should pour the warm water for the crystal experiment? (a) the youngest child (b) a grown-up (c) nobody needs to (d) a friend who is running
- 30.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) yeast (b) warm water (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
- 32.🧂 Does glucose powder dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small pebbles (b) sawdust (c) table salt (d) chalk powder
- 34.🧺 Do we need a shallow dish for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the same dish is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 36.⚖️ 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
- 37.True or false: baking soda dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: sawdust does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: small pebbles does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: yeast is needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- not needed
- yeast
- dissolves in water
- we change it
- does not dissolve
- we keep it the same
- cannot be undone
- we keep it the same
- True
- safe from small children
- cooking an egg
- False
- the kind of salt
- True
- melting ice
- False
- not needed
- False
- True
- does not dissolve
- a shallow dish
- sugar crystals form
- not needed
- browning lemon ink
- few or no crystals
- False
- a magnet
- the amount of salt
- a grown-up
- can be undone
- warm water
- dissolves in water
- table salt
- needed
- True
- we keep it the same
- True
- True
- True
- False
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