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