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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda water (b) detergent water (c) salt water (d) soap solution
- 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the secret lemon message. Which one is NOT needed? (a) white paper (b) a small bowl (c) an adult with an iron (d) a balloon
- 3.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the leafy bag test. (a) False (b) True
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — which liquids turn turmeric paper reddish-brown? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the number of drops (b) the turmeric paper (c) the liquid we test (d) the colour we see
- 5.🪴 Which of these is a job of the leaves? (a) take in water from soil (b) give out water vapour (c) carry water upward (d) make seeds
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same bottle (b) spoons of baking soda (c) the kind of balloon (d) size of the balloon
- 7.True or false: yeast is not needed for the leafy bag test. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is heavier (c) it is hotter (d) it will not break
- 9.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so cream does not spill (c) so air gets out (d) so it turns yellow
- 10.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🔍 What do you see inside the plastic bag after a few hours in the sun? (a) nothing at all (b) tiny insects (c) salt crystals (d) tiny water drops
- 12.🍞 Does yeast need a magnet to make gas? (a) yeast does not need it (b) yeast needs it
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warm water (b) sugar (c) time (d) salt
- 14.🍋 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
- 15.🫧 Is tamarind water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 16.⚖️ 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) the cream temperature (c) the same jar (d) the amount of cream
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) cotton wool (c) water (d) a few days
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — which liquids turn turmeric paper reddish-brown? True or false: the colour we see is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 19.True or false: baking soda does not dissolve in water. (a) False (b) True
- 20.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the turmeric test. (a) False (b) True
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same muddy water (b) the same funnel (c) the filter material (d) the same glass
- 22.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) baking soda water (b) detergent water (c) vinegar (d) plain water
- 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a battery cell (d) a timer
- 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the secret lemon message? (a) an adult with an iron (b) yeast (c) a cotton bud (d) lemon juice
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of balloon (b) spoons of baking soda (c) the amount of vinegar (d) size of the balloon
- 26.🧺 Do we need sand and pebbles for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 27.🛟 What should you do after handling muddy water? (a) wash hands afterwards (b) nothing is needed (c) wipe hands on face (d) lick your fingers
- 28.🛟 Turmeric stains clothes. What should you wear? (a) your school uniform (b) your best clothes (c) an old shirt or apron (d) a white party dress
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — which liquids turn turmeric paper reddish-brown? True or false: the light we look in is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no salt (b) they have no soil (c) they have no water (d) they are too wet
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the amount of vinegar”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? True or false: how dark the writing is is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? What do we do with “the amount poured”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 34.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 35.🍋 Which of these steps is a job a child can do? (a) reading the message (b) ironing the paper (c) plugging in the iron (d) putting the iron away
- 36.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) wet seeds by a window (c) boiled seeds (d) seeds in the freezer
- 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) sand and pebbles (b) a magnet (c) a clean glass (d) a funnel
- 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the leafy bag test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a rubber band (c) a clear plastic bag (d) a potted plant
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange juice (b) lemon juice (c) plain water (d) curd
Answer key
- salt water
- a balloon
- False
- the colour we see
- give out water vapour
- spoons of baking soda
- True
- it will not break
- so cream does not spill
- True
- tiny water drops
- yeast does not need it
- salt
- dry juice is see-through
- an acid
- the cream temperature
- a battery cell
- True
- False
- False
- the filter material
- vinegar
- a battery cell
- yeast
- size of the balloon
- needed
- wash hands afterwards
- an old shirt or apron
- False
- they have no water
- we keep it the same
- True
- we keep it the same
- not needed
- reading the message
- False
- wet seeds by a window
- a magnet
- a mirror
- plain water
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