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 is the odd one out? (a) reading the message (b) cutting the lemon (c) plugging in the iron (d) ironing the paper
- 2.🍋 Secret message: who does this step — dipping the cotton bud? (a) a child can do it (b) an adult does it
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plugging in the iron (b) letting the paper dry (c) putting the iron away (d) ironing the paper
- 4.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the secret lemon message? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? What do we do with “the same cotton bud”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 6.🍋 Secret message: who does this step — ironing the paper? (a) a child can do it (b) an adult does it
- 7.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the secret lemon message? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 8.True or false: an adult with an iron is not needed for the secret lemon message. (a) True (b) False
- 9.True or false: white paper is not needed for the secret lemon message. (a) True (b) False
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? True or false: the same cotton bud is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🛟 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
- 12.🍋 Which of these steps is a job for an adult? (a) reading the message (b) dipping the cotton bud (c) letting the paper dry (d) plugging in the iron
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the message (b) dipping the cotton bud (c) reading the message (d) ironing the paper
- 14.🍋 Which of these steps is a job a child can do? (a) dipping the cotton bud (b) putting the iron away (c) plugging in the iron (d) ironing the paper
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? True or false: how dark the writing is is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 16.True or false: a cotton bud is needed for the secret lemon message. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🍋 Secret message: who does this step — plugging in the iron? (a) a child can do it (b) an adult does it
- 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the secret lemon message. Which one is NOT needed? (a) lemon juice (b) a cotton bud (c) a battery cell (d) white paper
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting the iron away (b) ironing the paper (c) dipping the cotton bud (d) plugging in the iron
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? What do we do with “the ironing time”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 21.🧺 Do we need white paper for the secret lemon message? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the secret lemon message? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) lemon juice
- 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the secret lemon message. Which one is NOT needed? (a) lemon juice (b) a cotton bud (c) an adult with an iron (d) a balloon
- 24.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the secret lemon message. (a) True (b) False
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how dark the writing is (b) the ironing time (c) the same cotton bud (d) the iron setting
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how dark the writing is (b) the same paper (c) the kind of juice
- 27.📘 The browning of lemon juice with heat is a ___ change. (a) physical (b) chemical (c) musical (d) magnetic
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? True or false: the same paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dipping the cotton bud (b) letting the paper dry (c) writing the message (d) cutting the lemon
- 30.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the secret lemon message? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 31.🧺 Do we need a cotton bud for the secret lemon message? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 32.True or false: reading the message is a job for an adult. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: ironing the paper is a job a child can do. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the secret lemon message? (a) a small bowl (b) a cotton bud (c) turmeric powder (d) an adult with an iron
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? True or false: how dark the writing is is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🔮 Predict: the adult irons for only one second. What happens? (a) writing stays faint (b) it gets darker (c) the paper floats (d) writing turns green
- 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the secret lemon message. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a cotton bud (b) white paper (c) a magnet (d) lemon juice
- 38.True or false: cutting the lemon is a job for an adult. (a) True (b) False
- 39.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 40.🍋 Which of these steps is a job for an adult? (a) letting the paper dry (b) putting the iron away (c) writing the message (d) dipping the cotton bud
Answer key
- reading the message
- a child can do it
- letting the paper dry
- not needed
- we keep it the same
- an adult does it
- not needed
- False
- False
- True
- only an adult
- plugging in the iron
- ironing the paper
- dipping the cotton bud
- False
- True
- an adult does it
- a battery cell
- dipping the cotton bud
- we keep it the same
- needed
- lemon juice
- a balloon
- True
- how dark the writing is
- the same paper
- chemical
- True
- cutting the lemon
- not needed
- needed
- False
- False
- turmeric powder
- False
- writing stays faint
- a magnet
- True
- we measure it
- putting the iron away
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