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