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.True or false: a magnet is needed for the secret lemon message. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🧂 Does sawdust dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — does yeast blow up the balloon more with warm water or cold water? What do we do with “the same bottles”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 4.True or false: plugging in the iron is a job a child can do. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) water (c) a magnet (d) cotton wool
- 6.True or false: plain water keeps turmeric yellow. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🔮 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
- 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the yeast balloon? (a) a balloon (b) warm water (c) a mirror (d) sugar
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda water (b) detergent water (c) soap solution (d) salt water
- 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the secret lemon message. Which one is NOT needed? (a) lemon juice (b) a battery cell (c) a small bowl (d) an adult with an iron
- 11.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the yeast balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the yeast balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sugar (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) dry yeast
- 13.True or false: a clean glass is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🫗 How do we separate bran from wheat flour? (a) evaporating (b) filtering (c) winnowing (d) sieving
- 15.🪴 Through which part does a plant take in water from the soil? (a) the roots (b) the fruits (c) the leaves (d) the flowers
- 16.🔮 Predict: you wait 2 hours instead of 10 minutes. What happens? (a) it shrinks to nothing (b) it turns to bread (c) the balloon is smaller (d) the balloon is bigger
- 17.🍞 Which of these is something yeast needs? (a) vinegar (b) warm water (c) a magnet (d) salt
- 18.🪴 Which part of a plant does this job: make food in sunlight? (a) flower (b) stem (c) roots (d) leaves
- 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for the turmeric test? (a) a comb (b) a balloon (c) lemon juice (d) a magnet
- 20.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 21.🛟 Where should you keep the crystal dish while it dries? (a) in a busy doorway (b) safe from small children (c) next to the baby (d) on the edge of a table
- 22.True or false: dry yeast is needed for the yeast balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🧂 Does sand dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 24.True or false: vinegar is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🧺 Do we need yeast for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 26.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — which liquids turn turmeric paper reddish-brown? What do we do with “the colour we see”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 28.🍞 Which of these is something yeast needs? (a) a magnet (b) sugar (c) vinegar (d) salt
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — which liquids turn turmeric paper reddish-brown? True or false: the liquid we test is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: dipping the cotton bud is a job for an adult. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🟡 Turmeric paper meets sugar water. What happens? (a) turns reddish-brown (b) stays yellow
- 32.True or false: lemon juice is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the secret lemon message? (a) a small bowl (b) turmeric powder (c) lemon juice (d) a cotton bud
- 34.🔮 Predict: you write with plain water instead of lemon juice. What appears after ironing? (a) almost nothing (b) blue words (c) a rainbow (d) dark brown words
- 35.🛟 What should you do after handling muddy water? (a) nothing is needed (b) lick your fingers (c) wash hands afterwards (d) wipe hands on face
- 36.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) boiled seeds (c) wet seeds by a window (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the leafy bag test? (a) a rubber band (b) a potted plant (c) a mirror (d) a clear plastic bag
- 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the yeast balloon? (a) a small bottle (b) a comb (c) sugar (d) a balloon
- 39.🫧 Is lemon juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the turmeric test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) white paper strips (c) water (d) soap solution
Answer key
- False
- does not dissolve
- we keep it the same
- False
- a magnet
- True
- no, it stays brown
- a mirror
- salt water
- a battery cell
- not needed
- turmeric powder
- False
- sieving
- the roots
- the balloon is bigger
- warm water
- leaves
- lemon juice
- sprouts
- safe from small children
- True
- does not dissolve
- True
- not needed
- does not sprout
- we measure it
- sugar
- True
- False
- stays yellow
- False
- turmeric powder
- almost nothing
- wash hands afterwards
- boiled seeds
- a mirror
- a comb
- an acid
- a balloon
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