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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the secret lemon message. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a cotton bud (b) white paper (c) turmeric powder (d) a small bowl
- 2.🍋 A drop of lemon juice falls on turmeric paper. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) it turns black (c) it stays yellow (d) it turns red
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the secret lemon message. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a cotton bud (b) a magnet (c) lemon juice (d) a small bowl
- 4.True or false: vinegar keeps turmeric yellow. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the leafy bag test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a clear plastic bag (b) a rubber band (c) a few hours (d) yeast
- 6.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) baking soda (b) vinegar (c) a battery cell (d) an empty bottle
- 8.🍋 Secret message: who does this step — putting the iron away? (a) a child can do it (b) an adult does it
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same paper (b) how dark the writing is (c) the kind of juice
- 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the yeast balloon? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) sugar (d) a paper clip
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dipping the cotton bud (b) putting the iron away (c) ironing the paper (d) plugging in the iron
- 12.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) vinegar is hot (b) the bottle shrinks (c) outside air gets in (d) gas is made inside
- 13.🟡 Which of these keeps turmeric yellow? (a) detergent water (b) soap solution (c) lemon juice (d) baking soda water
- 14.🔮 Predict: you pour muddy water through two layers of cloth instead of one. The water comes out ___. (a) clearer (b) muddier (c) hot (d) salty
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) warm water (c) a shallow dish (d) a spoon
- 16.🛟 The water for the yeast should be ___. (a) very salty (b) ice cold (c) warm, not hot (d) boiling hot
- 17.🍞 Why do we add sugar to the yeast? (a) to make it heavy (b) it is food for yeast (c) to make it sweet (d) to colour it
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🔮 Can the brown writing go back to being invisible? (a) yes, if shaken (b) yes, in the dark (c) yes, if cooled (d) no, it stays brown
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) vinegar (c) sugar (d) baking soda
- 21.True or false: a mirror is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🔮 Predict: the adult irons for only one second. What happens? (a) it gets darker (b) the paper floats (c) writing turns green (d) writing stays faint
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sand (b) food colour (c) glucose powder (d) sugar
- 24.🔮 Predict: turmeric paper is dipped in baking soda water. What colour does it turn? (a) it stays yellow (b) it turns blue (c) reddish-brown (d) it turns green
- 25.📘 The browning of lemon juice with heat is a ___ change. (a) magnetic (b) physical (c) chemical (d) musical
- 26.🔍 What do you see inside the plastic bag after a few hours in the sun? (a) tiny insects (b) salt crystals (c) tiny water drops (d) nothing at all
- 27.🍋 Secret message: who does this step — ironing the paper? (a) an adult does it (b) a child can do it
- 28.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 29.🧺 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 clean glass (d) a funnel
- 30.🧺 Do we need a small bowl for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? True or false: the same paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the secret lemon message. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a cotton bud (b) yeast (c) lemon juice (d) an adult with an iron
- 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the secret lemon message. Which one is NOT needed? (a) white paper (b) lemon juice (c) a balloon (d) a cotton bud
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — which liquids turn turmeric paper reddish-brown? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the colour we see (b) the turmeric paper (c) the liquid we test
- 35.🫗 Is filtered pond water safe to drink? (a) yes, if it is cold (b) no, germs may stay (c) yes, if it is clear (d) yes, always
- 36.⚖️ Fair test — does yeast blow up the balloon more with warm water or cold water? What do we do with “the amount of yeast”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 37.🛟 Why should you never drink water just because it looks clear? (a) clear water is sweet (b) germs are invisible (c) clear water is salty (d) clear water is hot
- 38.True or false: salt water keeps turmeric yellow. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🧂 Why do we stir in salt until no more will dissolve? (a) to make it fizz (b) to make it very salty (c) to change its colour (d) to cool the water
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the turmeric test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) lemon juice (b) soap solution (c) a balloon (d) a dropper or spoon
Answer key
- turmeric powder
- it stays yellow
- a magnet
- True
- yeast
- cannot be undone
- a battery cell
- an adult does it
- the same paper
- sugar
- dipping the cotton bud
- gas is made inside
- lemon juice
- clearer
- turmeric powder
- warm, not hot
- it is food for yeast
- False
- no, it stays brown
- sugar
- False
- writing stays faint
- sand
- reddish-brown
- chemical
- tiny water drops
- an adult does it
- needed
- a battery cell
- needed
- True
- yeast
- a balloon
- the turmeric paper
- no, germs may stay
- we keep it the same
- germs are invisible
- True
- to make it very salty
- a balloon
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