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