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) reading the message (b) letting the paper dry (c) dipping the cotton bud (d) ironing the paper
- 2.🍞 Does yeast need sugar to make gas? (a) yeast does not need it (b) yeast needs it
- 3.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) salt (b) warmth (c) soil (d) sugar
- 4.True or false: seeds in the freezer does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🛟 Why should you never drink water just because it looks clear? (a) germs are invisible (b) clear water is salty (c) clear water is hot (d) clear water is sweet
- 6.⚖️ 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 kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) a magnet (d) a bowl
- 8.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the yeast balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🧂 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) table salt (b) small pebbles (c) chalk powder (d) cooking oil
- 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the yeast balloon? (a) warm water (b) dry yeast (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? True or false: the kind of juice is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — which liquids turn turmeric paper reddish-brown? True or false: the liquid we test is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 13.True or false: cutting the lemon is a job for an adult. (a) False (b) True
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? True or false: the same paper is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🛟 Who should pour the warm water for the crystal experiment? (a) a grown-up (b) a friend who is running (c) nobody needs to (d) the youngest child
- 16.True or false: seeds in the freezer sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the turmeric test? (a) lemon juice (b) a comb (c) turmeric powder (d) water
- 18.🛟 The water for the yeast should be ___. (a) ice cold (b) boiling hot (c) warm, not hot (d) very salty
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a shallow dish (b) a spoon (c) warm water (d) a balloon
- 21.🛟 Where should you keep the crystal dish while it dries? (a) in a busy doorway (b) on the edge of a table (c) next to the baby (d) safe from small children
- 22.🍞 Which of these is something yeast needs? (a) warm water (b) salt (c) sunlight (d) vinegar
- 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a shallow dish (b) a battery cell (c) a piece of string (d) warm water
- 24.True or false: bad grains from rice is done by handpicking. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they are too wet (b) they have no water (c) they have no soil (d) they have no salt
- 26.🟡 Which of these keeps turmeric yellow? (a) lemon juice (b) detergent water (c) soap solution (d) baking soda water
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda (b) sawdust (c) cooking oil (d) sand
- 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the turmeric test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) lemon juice (b) a battery cell (c) white paper strips (d) turmeric powder
- 29.True or false: husk from rice grain is done by winnowing. (a) False (b) True
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to make butter (b) how hard we shake (c) the cream temperature
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same dish (b) the amount of salt (c) days to see crystals (d) the kind of salt
- 32.🧺 Do we need a potted plant for the leafy bag test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 33.🍞 Which of these is something yeast needs? (a) vinegar (b) sugar (c) a magnet (d) sunlight
- 34.🫧 Is detergent water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 35.🍋 Which of these steps is a job for an adult? (a) writing the message (b) putting the iron away (c) dipping the cotton bud (d) letting the paper dry
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) muddy water (b) a funnel (c) turmeric powder (d) sand and pebbles
- 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) cotton or cloth (c) muddy water (d) a clean glass
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) salt (b) a spoon (c) a piece of string (d) a magnet
- 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the leafy bag test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) sunlight (c) a rubber band (d) a potted plant
- 40.🪴 Which part of a plant does this job: take in water from soil? (a) flower (b) roots (c) stem (d) leaves
Answer key
- ironing the paper
- yeast needs it
- warmth
- True
- germs are invisible
- True
- a magnet
- True
- table salt
- a battery cell
- False
- True
- True
- False
- a grown-up
- False
- a comb
- warm, not hot
- False
- a balloon
- safe from small children
- warm water
- a battery cell
- True
- they have no water
- lemon juice
- baking soda
- a battery cell
- True
- how hard we shake
- days to see crystals
- needed
- sugar
- a base
- putting the iron away
- turmeric powder
- a balloon
- a magnet
- a magnet
- roots
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