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.🍋 Why can’t you see the lemon writing once it dries? (a) the paper ate it (b) the ink is magnetic (c) dry juice is see-through (d) it turned into air
- 2.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) lots of fizzy bubbles (b) it turns to ice (c) nothing at all (d) it glows in the dark
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? What do we do with “how dark the writing is”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 4.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🔮 Predict: turmeric paper is dipped in salt water. What happens? (a) it turns red (b) it turns black (c) it turns blue (d) it stays yellow
- 6.🧺 Do we need a funnel or spoon for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time (b) sugar (c) warm water (d) salt
- 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the leafy bag test? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) a few hours
- 9.🍞 Does yeast need warm water to make gas? (a) yeast needs it (b) yeast does not need it
- 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the yeast balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) dry yeast (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) warm water
- 11.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 12.True or false: a few hours is needed for the leafy bag test. (a) False (b) True
- 13.True or false: reading the message is a job for an adult. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) rub it hard (b) rinse with clean water (c) ignore it (d) add baking soda
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) a battery cell (c) moong seeds (d) a small bowl
- 16.True or false: a magnet is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) warm water (b) a balloon (c) a piece of string (d) salt
- 18.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the turmeric test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) salt (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
- 20.🍋 What colour does the lemon writing turn when an adult warms it? (a) brown (b) green (c) blue (d) white
- 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the leafy bag test? (a) a few hours (b) a clear plastic bag (c) sunlight (d) vinegar
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) baking soda (c) a comb (d) a tray for spills
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel (b) a clean glass (c) turmeric powder (d) sand and pebbles
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? What do we do with “the ironing time”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 27.🪴 Which part of a plant does this job: make food in sunlight? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) roots (d) flower
- 28.🛟 Who should use the hot iron in the secret message experiment? (a) only an adult (b) any child (c) whoever is fastest (d) the youngest child
- 29.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) soil (b) salt (c) warmth (d) sugar
- 30.🧂 Does sawdust dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) size of the balloon (b) the kind of balloon (c) spoons of baking soda
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — does a plant in the sun give out more water than one in the shade? What do we do with “the time we wait”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) muddy water (d) yeast
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — does a plant in the sun give out more water than one in the shade? True or false: the kind of plant is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🍞 Where is yeast used in the kitchen? (a) to wash dishes (b) to colour rice (c) to make bread rise (d) to clean floors
- 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the turmeric test? (a) a comb (b) soap solution (c) turmeric powder (d) lemon juice
- 37.True or false: a magnet is something yeast needs. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🍞 Which of these is something yeast does not need? (a) time (b) sugar (c) salt (d) warm water
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the amount of water is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🧺 Do we need an empty bottle for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
Answer key
- dry juice is see-through
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- we measure it
- False
- it stays yellow
- needed
- salt
- a few hours
- yeast needs it
- turmeric powder
- True
- True
- False
- rinse with clean water
- a battery cell
- False
- a balloon
- not needed
- salt
- brown
- vinegar
- True
- we keep it the same
- a comb
- turmeric powder
- we keep it the same
- leaves
- only an adult
- warmth
- does not dissolve
- the kind of balloon
- we keep it the same
- muddy water
- False
- to make bread rise
- a comb
- False
- salt
- False
- needed
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