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.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the secret lemon message? (a) a small bowl (b) lemon juice (c) a cotton bud (d) a battery cell
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting the paper dry (b) plugging in the iron (c) reading the message (d) writing the message
- 3.🔮 Predict: the adult irons for only one second. What happens? (a) writing turns green (b) writing stays faint (c) the paper floats (d) it gets darker
- 4.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
- 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the secret lemon message? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) a cotton bud
- 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the secret lemon message. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) an adult with an iron (c) lemon juice (d) turmeric powder
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? True or false: how dark the writing is is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of juice (b) the ironing time (c) how dark the writing is (d) the same paper
- 9.🧺 Do we need a small bowl for the secret lemon message? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 10.🛟 Who should use the hot iron in the secret message experiment? (a) whoever is fastest (b) any child (c) only an adult (d) the youngest child
- 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the secret lemon message? (a) an adult with an iron (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
- 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the secret lemon message? (a) a cotton bud (b) an adult with an iron (c) a magnet (d) lemon juice
- 13.🧺 Do we need a cotton bud for the secret lemon message? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 14.🍋 Which of these steps is a job for an adult? (a) letting the paper dry (b) writing the message (c) putting the iron away (d) reading the message
- 15.True or false: lemon juice is needed for the secret lemon message. (a) False (b) True
- 16.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the secret lemon message? (a) yeast (b) an adult with an iron (c) white paper (d) lemon juice
- 18.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the secret lemon message. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🍋 Which of these steps is a job a child can do? (a) plugging in the iron (b) writing the message (c) putting the iron away (d) ironing the paper
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? True or false: the ironing time is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of juice (b) how dark the writing is (c) the same cotton bud
- 22.True or false: dipping the cotton bud is a job for an adult. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🔮 Can the brown writing go back to being invisible? (a) yes, if shaken (b) no, it stays brown (c) yes, in the dark (d) yes, if cooled
- 24.🧺 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 magnet (d) a cotton bud
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? True or false: the ironing time is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🛟 Why must children keep their fingers away from the iron? (a) it is sticky (b) it is magnetic (c) it is cold (d) it can burn skin
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ironing the paper (b) reading the message (c) plugging in the iron (d) putting the iron away
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? What do we do with “the iron setting”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 29.True or false: plugging in the iron is a job for an adult. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🍋 Secret message: who does this step — cutting the lemon? (a) a child can do it (b) an adult does it
- 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the secret lemon message? (a) a small bowl (b) a balloon (c) lemon juice (d) white paper
- 32.True or false: plugging in the iron is a job a child can do. (a) True (b) False
- 33.True or false: cutting the lemon is a job for an adult. (a) True (b) False
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? What do we do with “the ironing time”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of juice (b) how dark the writing is (c) the same paper
- 36.📘 The browning of lemon juice with heat is a ___ change. (a) magnetic (b) chemical (c) physical (d) musical
- 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the secret lemon message? (a) a balloon (b) lemon juice (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
- 38.🧺 Do we need white paper for the secret lemon message? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the secret lemon message. Which one is NOT needed? (a) white paper (b) a mirror (c) an adult with an iron (d) lemon juice
- 40.🍋 Which of these steps is a job for an adult? (a) dipping the cotton bud (b) letting the paper dry (c) reading the message (d) ironing the paper
Answer key
- a battery cell
- plugging in the iron
- writing stays faint
- we change it
- a cotton bud
- turmeric powder
- False
- the kind of juice
- needed
- only an adult
- an adult with an iron
- a magnet
- needed
- putting the iron away
- True
- we keep it the same
- yeast
- False
- writing the message
- True
- the same cotton bud
- False
- no, it stays brown
- a magnet
- False
- it can burn skin
- reading the message
- we keep it the same
- True
- an adult does it
- a balloon
- False
- True
- we keep it the same
- the same paper
- chemical
- lemon juice
- needed
- a mirror
- ironing the paper
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