Kitchen Chemistry Experiments Test Worksheet
What you do (Find the experiment, use the idea): 1. Read the question and find its experiment. 2. Use that experiment’s idea — acid and base, indicator colours, chemical change, what seeds and yeast need, transpiration, crystals or filtering. 3. For a fair-test question, find what is changed, kept the same and measured. 4. For a safety question, choose what keeps everyone safe.
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- 1.🔮 Predict: you use more vinegar and more baking soda. What happens to the balloon? (a) it shrinks (b) it grows bigger (c) there is no change (d) it turns blue
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount poured (b) how clear the water is (c) the filter material
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to make butter (b) how hard we shake (c) the cream temperature (d) the amount of cream
- 4.True or false: bran from wheat flour is done by handpicking. (a) False (b) True
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the same dish is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — which liquids turn turmeric paper reddish-brown? True or false: the light we look in is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the yeast balloon? (a) a mirror (b) warm water (c) dry yeast (d) a balloon
- 8.📘 Is the fizzing a sign that a new substance is made? (a) it is only melting (b) no, nothing changes (c) yes, a new gas forms (d) it is only dissolving
- 9.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🌱 Is sugar needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 11.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the secret lemon message? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 12.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) it turns to ice (b) nothing at all (c) it glows in the dark (d) lots of fizzy bubbles
- 13.🔮 Predict: turmeric paper is dipped in baking soda water. What colour does it turn? (a) it stays yellow (b) reddish-brown (c) it turns blue (d) it turns green
- 14.True or false: a clean glass is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 16.True or false: sunlight is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 18.True or false: salt is something yeast needs. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🪴 Which part of a plant does this job: carry water upward? (a) roots (b) leaves (c) flower (d) stem
- 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the yeast balloon? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) a comb (d) a mirror
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — does yeast blow up the balloon more with warm water or cold water? What do we do with “the amount of water”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 22.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) no butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) it turns to cheese
- 23.🛟 Which rule keeps the turmeric test safe? (a) sniff each bottle hard (b) sip each liquid (c) use only kitchen items (d) mix bathroom cleaners
- 24.🟡 Turmeric paper meets tamarind water. What happens? (a) stays yellow (b) turns reddish-brown
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the secret lemon message. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) lemon juice (c) white paper (d) a cotton bud
- 26.⚖️ 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 iron setting
- 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the turmeric test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) white paper strips (b) a dropper or spoon (c) water (d) yeast
- 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the turmeric test? (a) a battery cell (b) water (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
- 29.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the leafy bag test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? True or false: the same paper is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: a clean glass is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🧺 Do we need a cotton bud for the secret lemon message? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 33.🧺 Do we need an adult with an iron for the secret lemon message? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 34.🫧 Is tamarind water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 35.🫧 Is detergent water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plain water (b) vinegar (c) soap solution (d) tamarind water
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — does a plant in the sun give out more water than one in the shade? What do we do with “the kind of plant”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 38.🌱 Is salt needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) table salt (c) food colour (d) sawdust
- 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the secret lemon message? (a) a small bowl (b) a cotton bud (c) a mirror (d) white paper
Answer key
- it grows bigger
- the amount poured
- the cream temperature
- False
- False
- True
- a mirror
- yes, a new gas forms
- True
- not needed to sprout
- not needed
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- reddish-brown
- True
- True
- False
- True
- False
- stem
- a balloon
- we keep it the same
- no butter forms
- use only kitchen items
- stays yellow
- a magnet
- the iron setting
- yeast
- water
- not needed
- False
- False
- needed
- needed
- an acid
- a base
- soap solution
- we keep it the same
- not needed to sprout
- sawdust
- a mirror
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