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