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.⚖️ Fair test — does yeast blow up the balloon more with warm water or cold water? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of yeast (b) the water temperature (c) size of the balloon (d) the amount of water
- 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) yeast
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a small bowl (c) moong seeds (d) a few days
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the turmeric test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) lemon juice (b) a comb (c) water (d) white paper strips
- 5.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 6.🪴 Which of these is a job of the flower? (a) make seeds (b) hold up the leaves (c) make food in sunlight (d) hold the plant in soil
- 7.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 8.True or false: cutting the lemon is a job a child can do. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dipping the cotton bud (b) plugging in the iron (c) putting the iron away (d) ironing the paper
- 10.🧺 Do we need an empty bottle for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 11.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) turmeric powder (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
- 13.🔮 Predict (do not try it): yeast is put in boiling water. What happens? (a) it turns to sugar (b) the yeast is killed (c) it glows (d) it grows faster
- 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sand and pebbles (b) a battery cell (c) a funnel (d) muddy water
- 15.🛟 Turmeric stains clothes. What should you wear? (a) your best clothes (b) your school uniform (c) a white party dress (d) an old shirt or apron
- 16.True or false: take in water from soil is a job of the roots. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the leafy bag test? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) a potted plant (d) turmeric powder
- 18.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🔮 Predict: tea is poured through a strainer. What happens to the tea leaves? (a) leaves pass through (b) tea stays behind (c) both stay behind (d) leaves stay behind
- 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the secret lemon message? (a) a small bowl (b) lemon juice (c) yeast (d) a cotton bud
- 21.🛟 After the yeast experiment, what should you do with the mixture? (a) throw it at a wall (b) pour it down the sink (c) keep it for a month (d) put it in your mouth
- 22.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) honey (c) oil (d) buttermilk
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — does yeast blow up the balloon more with warm water or cold water? What do we do with “the water temperature”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 24.🔮 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
- 25.🫧 Is tamarind water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 26.🛟 Who should pour the warm water for the crystal experiment? (a) nobody needs to (b) the youngest child (c) a grown-up (d) a friend who is running
- 27.🍋 Which of these steps is a job a child can do? (a) putting the iron away (b) ironing the paper (c) dipping the cotton bud (d) plugging in the iron
- 28.True or false: letting the paper dry is a job a child can do. (a) True (b) False
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — does a plant in the sun give out more water than one in the shade? True or false: the size of the plant is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) the lid is warm (c) the jar adds butter (d) fat bits stick together
- 32.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the yeast balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🟡 Turmeric paper is dipped in soap solution. What colour does it turn? (a) reddish-brown (b) it stays white (c) green (d) bright blue
- 34.True or false: seeds on dry cotton does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🟡 Turmeric paper meets vinegar. What happens? (a) turns reddish-brown (b) stays yellow
- 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the leafy bag test? (a) sunlight (b) a few hours (c) a clear plastic bag (d) vinegar
- 37.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: warmth is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🪴 Which of these is a job of the roots? (a) make seeds (b) make food in sunlight (c) carry water upward (d) take in water from soil
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the turmeric test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a dropper or spoon (b) lemon juice (c) white paper strips (d) a balloon
Answer key
- the water temperature
- a jar with a tight lid
- a mirror
- a comb
- can be undone
- make seeds
- needed
- False
- dipping the cotton bud
- needed
- False
- turmeric powder
- the yeast is killed
- a battery cell
- an old shirt or apron
- True
- a potted plant
- True
- leaves stay behind
- yeast
- pour it down the sink
- buttermilk
- we change it
- the hot sunny day
- an acid
- a grown-up
- dipping the cotton bud
- True
- False
- True
- fat bits stick together
- True
- reddish-brown
- True
- stays yellow
- vinegar
- True
- False
- take in water from soil
- a balloon
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