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 rule keeps the turmeric test safe? (a) sniff each bottle hard (b) sip each liquid (c) mix bathroom cleaners (d) use only kitchen items
- 2.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) curd (b) detergent water (c) orange juice (d) sugar water
- 4.True or false: a mirror is needed for growing salt crystals. (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 kind of salt is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) baking soda (b) a funnel or spoon (c) a mirror (d) vinegar
- 7.🛟 The water for the yeast should be ___. (a) warm, not hot (b) ice cold (c) boiling hot (d) very salty
- 8.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) rinse with clean water (b) add baking soda (c) ignore it (d) rub it hard
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: the filter material is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 10.True or false: yeast is needed for the secret lemon message. (a) True (b) False
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? What do we do with “the amount of water”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: how clear the water is is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🧺 Do we need a few days for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 14.True or false: lemon juice is not needed for the secret lemon message. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) salt (b) sunlight (c) warmth (d) sugar
- 16.⚖️ 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 funnel (b) the same muddy water (c) how clear the water is (d) the filter material
- 17.🛟 Who should use the hot iron in the secret message experiment? (a) whoever is fastest (b) any child (c) the youngest child (d) only an adult
- 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the turmeric test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) soap solution (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) water
- 19.True or false: gravel from fine sand is done by sieving. (a) True (b) False
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? What do we do with “the same cotton bud”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) rusting iron (c) melting ice (d) cooking an egg
- 22.🫧 Is sugar water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 23.🟡 Which of these turns turmeric reddish-brown? (a) lemon juice (b) vinegar (c) plain water (d) soap solution
- 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) yeast (d) a jar with a tight lid
- 25.🛟 Why must a plastic bag never go over anyone’s head? (a) it gets wet (b) it can block breathing (c) it is too big (d) it changes colour
- 26.🔮 Can the brown writing go back to being invisible? (a) no, it stays brown (b) yes, if cooled (c) yes, if shaken (d) yes, in the dark
- 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the leafy bag test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a clear plastic bag (b) a potted plant (c) a rubber band (d) a mirror
- 28.🍋 Secret message: who does this step — plugging in the iron? (a) an adult does it (b) a child can do it
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? What do we do with “the amount of salt”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 30.🧂 What shape are table salt crystals under a magnifying glass? (a) tiny stars (b) tiny spheres (c) tiny cubes (d) tiny triangles
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the amount of vinegar is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: sunny or shady place is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🪴 Which of these is a job of the leaves? (a) hold up the leaves (b) make seeds (c) hold the plant in soil (d) give out water vapour
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — does yeast blow up the balloon more with warm water or cold water? True or false: the same bottles is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt water (b) lemon juice (c) detergent water (d) vinegar
- 36.True or false: muddy water is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the filter material (b) the same funnel (c) how clear the water is
- 38.🍞 Does yeast need a magnet to make gas? (a) yeast does not need it (b) yeast needs it
- 39.True or false: sugar is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the turmeric test? (a) needed (b) not needed
Answer key
- use only kitchen items
- True
- sugar water
- False
- False
- a mirror
- warm, not hot
- rinse with clean water
- True
- False
- we keep it the same
- False
- needed
- False
- warmth
- the filter material
- only an adult
- a mirror
- True
- we keep it the same
- melting ice
- neutral
- soap solution
- yeast
- it can block breathing
- no, it stays brown
- a mirror
- an adult does it
- we keep it the same
- tiny cubes
- False
- False
- give out water vapour
- False
- detergent water
- False
- the same funnel
- yeast does not need it
- True
- not needed
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