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.🍋 Secret message: who does this step — plugging in the iron? (a) an adult does it (b) a child can do it
- 2.True or false: cutting the lemon is a job for an adult. (a) False (b) True
- 3.True or false: a small bowl is not needed for the secret lemon message. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the secret lemon message. Which one is NOT needed? (a) white paper (b) a balloon (c) lemon juice (d) a small bowl
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dipping the cotton bud (b) writing the message (c) letting the paper dry (d) putting the iron away
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting the iron away (b) cutting the lemon (c) dipping the cotton bud (d) plugging in the iron
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? What do we do with “the same paper”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the secret lemon message. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a cotton bud (b) white paper (c) lemon juice (d) a magnet
- 9.True or false: a cotton bud is not needed for the secret lemon message. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the secret lemon message. Which one is NOT needed? (a) an adult with an iron (b) lemon juice (c) a small bowl (d) yeast
- 11.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the secret lemon message? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 12.⚖️ 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 kind of juice (c) the ironing time (d) the same cotton bud
- 13.🧺 Do we need white paper for the secret lemon message? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 14.🍋 Secret message: who does this step — putting the iron away? (a) a child can do it (b) an adult does it
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the secret lemon message. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a cotton bud (b) white paper (c) lemon juice (d) a battery cell
- 16.🛟 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
- 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the secret lemon message? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) a cotton bud
- 18.🍋 Which of these steps is a job for an adult? (a) dipping the cotton bud (b) reading the message (c) plugging in the iron (d) letting the paper dry
- 19.True or false: yeast is needed for the secret lemon message. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🔮 Can the brown writing go back to being invisible? (a) yes, if shaken (b) yes, if cooled (c) yes, in the dark (d) no, it stays brown
- 21.🛟 Why must children keep their fingers away from the iron? (a) it can burn skin (b) it is cold (c) it is sticky (d) it is magnetic
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? True or false: the same cotton bud is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 23.⚖️ 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
- 24.🍋 Which of these steps is a job a child can do? (a) cutting the lemon (b) letting the paper dry (c) plugging in the iron (d) putting the iron away
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? True or false: the iron setting is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the secret lemon message? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) an adult with an iron (d) a balloon
- 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the secret lemon message? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) lemon juice (d) turmeric powder
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? What do we do with “the same cotton bud”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the secret lemon message. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) a mirror (c) an adult with an iron (d) white paper
- 30.🔮 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
- 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the secret lemon message. Which one is NOT needed? (a) white paper (b) a small bowl (c) lemon juice (d) turmeric powder
- 32.🧺 Do we need yeast for the secret lemon message? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 33.🍋 Why can’t you see the lemon writing once it dries? (a) the paper ate it (b) dry juice is see-through (c) the ink is magnetic (d) it turned into air
- 34.True or false: lemon juice is not needed for the secret lemon message. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🔮 Predict: the adult irons for only one second. What happens? (a) the paper floats (b) writing turns green (c) it gets darker (d) writing stays faint
- 36.🍋 Which of these steps is a job a child can do? (a) plugging in the iron (b) putting the iron away (c) dipping the cotton bud (d) cutting the lemon
- 37.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the secret lemon message? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting the iron away (b) cutting the lemon (c) letting the paper dry (d) ironing the paper
- 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the secret lemon message? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) white paper
- 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the secret lemon message? (a) white paper (b) a battery cell (c) lemon juice (d) an adult with an iron
Answer key
- an adult does it
- True
- False
- a balloon
- putting the iron away
- dipping the cotton bud
- we keep it the same
- a magnet
- False
- yeast
- not needed
- how dark the writing is
- needed
- an adult does it
- a battery cell
- only an adult
- a cotton bud
- plugging in the iron
- False
- no, it stays brown
- it can burn skin
- False
- we measure it
- letting the paper dry
- True
- an adult with an iron
- lemon juice
- we keep it the same
- a mirror
- almost nothing
- turmeric powder
- not needed
- dry juice is see-through
- False
- writing stays faint
- dipping the cotton bud
- not needed
- letting the paper dry
- white paper
- a battery cell
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