Invisible Ink Experiment Worksheet
What you do (Heat shows the secret): 1. Dip a cotton bud in lemon juice and write a secret message on white paper. 2. Let the paper dry completely — the writing disappears. 3. An adult irons the paper on a low setting while you watch from a safe distance. 4. Read the brown message and wash your hands.
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- 1.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the secret lemon message? (a) an adult with an iron (b) lemon juice (c) a cotton bud (d) a battery cell
- 2.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the secret lemon message? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same cotton bud (b) the kind of juice (c) how dark the writing is
- 4.True or false: ironing the paper is a job for an adult. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🍋 Secret message: who does this step — writing the message? (a) an adult does it (b) a child can do it
- 6.🍋 Secret message: who does this step — ironing the paper? (a) an adult does it (b) a child can do it
- 7.🍋 Secret message: who does this step — cutting the lemon? (a) an adult does it (b) a child can do it
- 8.📘 The browning of lemon juice with heat is a ___ change. (a) magnetic (b) musical (c) physical (d) chemical
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? True or false: the kind of juice is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the secret lemon message? (a) white paper (b) a cotton bud (c) lemon juice (d) a balloon
- 11.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the secret lemon message? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 12.🛟 Who should use the hot iron in the secret message experiment? (a) the youngest child (b) whoever is fastest (c) only an adult (d) any child
- 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the secret lemon message? (a) a small bowl (b) a magnet (c) an adult with an iron (d) lemon juice
- 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the secret lemon message? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) a cotton bud
- 15.True or false: letting the paper dry is a job for an adult. (a) True (b) False
- 16.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the secret lemon message. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the secret lemon message? (a) an adult with an iron (b) a small bowl (c) turmeric powder (d) a cotton bud
- 18.True or false: a small bowl is not needed for the secret lemon message. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting the lemon (b) ironing the paper (c) plugging in the iron (d) dipping the cotton bud
- 20.🍋 Which of these steps is a job a child can do? (a) ironing the paper (b) plugging in the iron (c) writing the message (d) cutting the lemon
- 21.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the secret lemon message. (a) False (b) True
- 22.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the secret lemon message. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plugging in the iron (b) cutting the lemon (c) putting the iron away (d) writing the message
- 24.🍋 Secret message: who does this step — dipping the cotton bud? (a) an adult does it (b) a child can do it
- 25.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the secret lemon message? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? What do we do with “how dark the writing is”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 27.🍋 Secret message: who does this step — reading the message? (a) a child can do it (b) an adult does it
- 28.🧺 Do we need white paper for the secret lemon message? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? What do we do with “the iron setting”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 30.True or false: dipping the cotton bud is a job a child can do. (a) True (b) False
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? True or false: the same cotton bud is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? True or false: the ironing time is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same paper (b) how dark the writing is (c) the kind of juice
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how dark the writing is (b) the kind of juice (c) the iron setting (d) the same cotton bud
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? What do we do with “the same paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 36.True or false: plugging in the iron is a job for an adult. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: yeast is not needed for the secret lemon message. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the message (b) letting the paper dry (c) reading the message (d) ironing the paper
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the message (b) dipping the cotton bud (c) putting the iron away (d) writing the message
- 40.🛟 Why must children keep their fingers away from the iron? (a) it is sticky (b) it can burn skin (c) it is cold (d) it is magnetic
Answer key
- a battery cell
- not needed
- the same cotton bud
- True
- a child can do it
- an adult does it
- an adult does it
- chemical
- False
- a balloon
- not needed
- only an adult
- a magnet
- a cotton bud
- False
- True
- turmeric powder
- False
- dipping the cotton bud
- writing the message
- False
- True
- writing the message
- a child can do it
- not needed
- we measure it
- a child can do it
- needed
- we keep it the same
- True
- True
- False
- the same paper
- the kind of juice
- we keep it the same
- True
- True
- ironing the paper
- putting the iron away
- it can burn skin
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