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 of these steps is a job a child can do? (a) plugging in the iron (b) cutting the lemon (c) dipping the cotton bud (d) putting the iron away
- 2.True or false: gravel from fine sand is done by filtering. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🫗 How do we separate sugar from sugar water? (a) handpicking (b) winnowing (c) filtering (d) evaporating
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the yeast balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) warm water (c) a small bottle (d) a balloon
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chalk powder (b) cooking oil (c) sawdust (d) food colour
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: size of the balloon is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🔮 Predict: you filter salty water through cloth. Does the salt stay on the cloth? (a) no, salt passes through (b) yes, all of it (c) it turns to sand (d) it turns to sugar
- 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the leafy bag test? (a) a potted plant (b) sunlight (c) a few hours (d) yeast
- 9.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) a huge eruption (b) the balloon bursts (c) very little fizzing (d) it turns to honey
- 10.🫧 Is baking soda water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 11.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) dissolving salt (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting ice
- 12.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the turmeric test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — which liquids turn turmeric paper reddish-brown? True or false: the light we look in is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🧂 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) baking soda (b) table salt (c) glucose powder (d) sawdust
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the kind of balloon”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the secret lemon message. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a cotton bud (b) lemon juice (c) an adult with an iron (d) a balloon
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — which liquids turn turmeric paper reddish-brown? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the turmeric paper (b) the number of drops (c) the colour we see (d) the liquid we test
- 19.🟡 Turmeric paper meets tamarind water. What happens? (a) stays yellow (b) turns reddish-brown
- 20.🔮 Predict: you pour muddy water through two layers of cloth instead of one. The water comes out ___. (a) muddier (b) salty (c) hot (d) clearer
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — does yeast blow up the balloon more with warm water or cold water? True or false: size of the balloon is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🪴 Which part of a plant does this job: make food in sunlight? (a) roots (b) stem (c) leaves (d) flower
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same bottle (b) the kind of balloon (c) size of the balloon (d) spoons of baking soda
- 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) a small bowl (c) a mirror (d) cotton wool
- 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the yeast balloon? (a) a magnet (b) a comb (c) turmeric powder (d) dry yeast
- 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the secret lemon message? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) a cotton bud (d) turmeric powder
- 27.🍞 Does yeast need salt to make gas? (a) yeast does not need it (b) yeast needs it
- 28.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the yeast balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 29.🛟 Lemon juice stings cuts and eyes. What should you do after the experiment? (a) rub your eyes (b) skip washing (c) lick your fingers (d) wash your hands
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sand (b) table salt (c) food colour (d) sugar
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — which liquids turn turmeric paper reddish-brown? What do we do with “the liquid we test”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 32.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) still runny cream (c) butter lumps (d) cheese
- 33.True or false: gravel from fine sand is done by handpicking. (a) True (b) False
- 34.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 35.🛟 After the yeast experiment, what should you do with the mixture? (a) keep it for a month (b) put it in your mouth (c) throw it at a wall (d) pour it down the sink
- 36.⚖️ Fair test — does yeast blow up the balloon more with warm water or cold water? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the water temperature (b) the same bottles (c) the amount of yeast (d) the amount of sugar
- 37.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the secret lemon message. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) an adult with an iron (c) yeast (d) a cotton bud
- 39.🫗 Which of these is done by handpicking? (a) chaff from wheat grain (b) husk from rice grain (c) gravel from fine sand (d) small stones from dal
- 40.🔮 Predict: a plant gets no water for many days in summer. What happens? (a) it grows faster (b) it turns blue (c) it flowers more (d) it wilts and droops
Answer key
- dipping the cotton bud
- False
- evaporating
- turmeric powder
- food colour
- False
- no, salt passes through
- yeast
- very little fizzing
- a base
- milk turning to curd
- False
- needed
- False
- sawdust
- we keep it the same
- a balloon
- the liquid we test
- stays yellow
- clearer
- False
- leaves
- spoons of baking soda
- a mirror
- dry yeast
- a cotton bud
- yeast does not need it
- needed
- wash your hands
- sand
- we change it
- still runny cream
- False
- we keep it the same
- pour it down the sink
- the water temperature
- not needed
- yeast
- small stones from dal
- it wilts and droops
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