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) how dark the writing is (b) the iron setting (c) the kind of juice (d) the ironing time
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? What do we do with “the iron setting”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? What do we do with “the ironing time”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 4.🍋 Which of these steps is a job for an adult? (a) letting the paper dry (b) writing the message (c) reading the message (d) plugging in the iron
- 5.True or false: reading the message is a job for an adult. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🍋 Secret message: who does this step — writing the message? (a) an adult does it (b) a child can do it
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the message (b) dipping the cotton bud (c) plugging in the iron (d) letting the paper dry
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting the paper dry (b) reading the message (c) dipping the cotton bud (d) cutting the lemon
- 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the secret lemon message? (a) an adult with an iron (b) a cotton bud (c) a small bowl (d) a magnet
- 10.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the secret lemon message. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🧺 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) yeast
- 12.🔮 Predict: you write with plain water instead of lemon juice. What appears after ironing? (a) a rainbow (b) blue words (c) almost nothing (d) dark brown words
- 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the secret lemon message. Which one is NOT needed? (a) an adult with an iron (b) a magnet (c) white paper (d) a small bowl
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ironing the paper (b) putting the iron away (c) reading the message (d) cutting the lemon
- 15.🍋 Which of these steps is a job for an adult? (a) letting the paper dry (b) putting the iron away (c) dipping the cotton bud (d) reading the message
- 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the secret lemon message. Which one is NOT needed? (a) lemon juice (b) an adult with an iron (c) a balloon (d) white paper
- 17.🧺 Do we need a cotton bud for the secret lemon message? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 18.🧺 Do we need lemon juice for the secret lemon message? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the secret lemon message? (a) white paper (b) a cotton bud (c) a small bowl (d) yeast
- 20.🍋 Secret message: who does this step — reading the message? (a) an adult does it (b) a child can do it
- 21.🛟 Why must children keep their fingers away from the iron? (a) it can burn skin (b) it is sticky (c) it is cold (d) it is magnetic
- 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the secret lemon message. Which one is NOT needed? (a) lemon juice (b) white paper (c) an adult with an iron (d) turmeric powder
- 23.True or false: plugging in the iron is a job for an adult. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🍋 Why can’t you see the lemon writing once it dries? (a) dry juice is see-through (b) the paper ate it (c) the ink is magnetic (d) it turned into air
- 25.🧺 Do we need white paper for the secret lemon message? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 26.⚖️ 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
- 27.🍋 Secret message: who does this step — cutting the lemon? (a) an adult does it (b) a child can do it
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? What do we do with “the same cotton bud”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 29.True or false: plugging in the iron is a job a child can do. (a) False (b) True
- 30.⚖️ 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
- 31.📘 The browning of lemon juice with heat is a ___ change. (a) physical (b) musical (c) magnetic (d) chemical
- 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the secret lemon message? (a) a cotton bud (b) white paper (c) an adult with an iron (d) a battery cell
- 33.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the secret lemon message. (a) False (b) True
- 34.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the message (b) putting the iron away (c) cutting the lemon (d) plugging in the iron
- 36.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? What do we do with “the same paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 37.True or false: a cotton bud is not needed for the secret lemon message. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: a small bowl is needed for the secret lemon message. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the secret lemon message? (a) yeast (b) white paper (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
- 40.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the secret lemon message? (a) not needed (b) needed
Answer key
- the kind of juice
- we keep it the same
- we keep it the same
- plugging in the iron
- False
- a child can do it
- plugging in the iron
- cutting the lemon
- a magnet
- True
- yeast
- almost nothing
- a magnet
- reading the message
- putting the iron away
- a balloon
- needed
- needed
- yeast
- a child can do it
- it can burn skin
- turmeric powder
- True
- dry juice is see-through
- needed
- True
- an adult does it
- we keep it the same
- False
- the same paper
- chemical
- a battery cell
- True
- False
- writing the message
- we keep it the same
- False
- True
- white paper
- not needed
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