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.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 2.🛟 Which rule keeps the turmeric test safe? (a) sniff each bottle hard (b) mix bathroom cleaners (c) use only kitchen items (d) sip each liquid
- 3.🧺 Do we need soap solution for the turmeric test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same muddy water (b) how clear the water is (c) the filter material
- 6.🔮 Predict: which gives more drops in the bag — a hot sunny day or a cool cloudy day? (a) the cool cloudy day (b) neither of them (c) the hot sunny day (d) both the same
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar water (b) salt water (c) plain water (d) baking soda water
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — which liquids turn turmeric paper reddish-brown? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the light we look in (b) the liquid we test (c) the turmeric paper (d) the number of drops
- 9.🎈 What blows up the balloon in the yeast experiment? (a) smoke (b) air from outside (c) carbon dioxide gas (d) steam
- 10.🧺 Do we need muddy water for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 11.🔮 Predict: you write with plain water instead of lemon juice. What appears after ironing? (a) blue words (b) a rainbow (c) almost nothing (d) dark brown words
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the secret lemon message. Which one is NOT needed? (a) lemon juice (b) a cotton bud (c) a small bowl (d) a battery cell
- 14.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) lemon juice (b) orange juice (c) tamarind water (d) detergent water
- 15.⚖️ 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 cotton bud
- 16.🫧 Is vinegar an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 17.🍋 Which of these steps is a job for an adult? (a) writing the message (b) dipping the cotton bud (c) reading the message (d) cutting the lemon
- 18.🧺 Do we need an empty bottle for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 19.True or false: plugging in the iron is a job a child can do. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) yeast (d) a timer
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the same bottle”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time (b) salt (c) warm water (d) sugar
- 23.🟡 Which of these turns turmeric reddish-brown? (a) salt water (b) lemon juice (c) baking soda water (d) tamarind water
- 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) yeast
- 25.🛟 What should you do after handling muddy water? (a) wipe hands on face (b) nothing is needed (c) wash hands afterwards (d) lick your fingers
- 26.🔮 Predict: you filter salty water through cloth. Does the salt stay on the cloth? (a) it turns to sugar (b) it turns to sand (c) yes, all of it (d) no, salt passes through
- 27.🛟 Where should you keep the crystal dish while it dries? (a) next to the baby (b) on the edge of a table (c) in a busy doorway (d) safe from small children
- 28.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: seeds on dry cotton does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — which liquids turn turmeric paper reddish-brown? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the colour we see (b) the liquid we test (c) the number of drops
- 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the turmeric test? (a) water (b) lemon juice (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
- 32.🔮 Predict: you pour muddy water through two layers of cloth instead of one. The water comes out ___. (a) salty (b) muddier (c) hot (d) clearer
- 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) moong seeds (c) cotton wool (d) water
- 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the turmeric test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) soap solution (b) lemon juice (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
- 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) vinegar (b) baking soda (c) a battery cell (d) a tray for spills
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) turmeric powder (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
- 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a few days (b) cotton wool (c) moong seeds (d) yeast
- 38.🫧 Is plain water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 39.True or false: sugar does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🍞 Which of these is something yeast does not need? (a) warm water (b) sugar (c) time (d) sunlight
Answer key
- needed
- use only kitchen items
- needed
- True
- the same muddy water
- the hot sunny day
- baking soda water
- the liquid we test
- carbon dioxide gas
- needed
- almost nothing
- we keep it the same
- a battery cell
- detergent water
- the same cotton bud
- an acid
- cutting the lemon
- needed
- False
- yeast
- we keep it the same
- salt
- baking soda water
- moong seeds
- wash hands afterwards
- no, salt passes through
- safe from small children
- False
- True
- the number of drops
- a balloon
- clearer
- turmeric powder
- a balloon
- a battery cell
- turmeric powder
- yeast
- neutral
- False
- sunlight
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