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.🫗 Muddy water is poured through a cloth filter. What stays on the cloth? (a) the water (b) the salt (c) nothing (d) the mud
- 2.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it is much faster (c) it turns pink (d) it takes much longer
- 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the secret lemon message? (a) a cotton bud (b) an adult with an iron (c) white paper (d) a balloon
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 5.🍋 Which of these steps is a job a child can do? (a) plugging in the iron (b) ironing the paper (c) letting the paper dry (d) putting the iron away
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soap solution (b) tamarind water (c) lemon juice (d) curd
- 7.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no water (b) they have no salt (c) they are too wet (d) they have no soil
- 8.🛟 How should the plastic bag be tied around the branch? (a) with a hot glue gun (b) gently, not too tight (c) with sharp wire (d) as tight as possible
- 9.🛟 Why must a plastic bag never go over anyone’s head? (a) it changes colour (b) it can block breathing (c) it gets wet (d) it is too big
- 10.🧺 Do we need a small bowl for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 11.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) vinegar (b) baking soda water (c) detergent water (d) sugar water
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? What do we do with “the same cotton bud”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a bowl (c) a magnet (d) cold water to rinse
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — does a plant in the sun give out more water than one in the shade? What do we do with “the kind of plant”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 15.🛟 Why must children keep their fingers away from the iron? (a) it is sticky (b) it is magnetic (c) it is cold (d) it can burn skin
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: the same muddy water is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🍞 Does yeast need sugar to make gas? (a) yeast needs it (b) yeast does not need it
- 18.🍞 Which of these is something yeast does not need? (a) time (b) sunlight (c) warm water (d) sugar
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warm water (b) time (c) sugar (d) a magnet
- 20.🍞 Which of these is something yeast needs? (a) salt (b) vinegar (c) warm water (d) sunlight
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plain water (b) baking soda water (c) sugar water (d) salt water
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) salt (c) soil (d) air
- 23.🧂 Does cooking oil dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
- 24.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for growing salt crystals. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) muddy water (b) a funnel (c) a magnet (d) a clean glass
- 27.🍋 Which of these steps is a job a child can do? (a) ironing the paper (b) putting the iron away (c) reading the message (d) plugging in the iron
- 28.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) no butter forms (c) it turns to cheese (d) it turns blue
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — does yeast blow up the balloon more with warm water or cold water? True or false: the amount of sugar is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🟡 Which of these turns turmeric reddish-brown? (a) salt water (b) baking soda water (c) plain water (d) tamarind water
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — which liquids turn turmeric paper reddish-brown? True or false: the light we look in is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) the amount of cream (c) time to make butter
- 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) cotton or cloth (b) muddy water (c) a funnel (d) turmeric powder
- 34.🔮 Predict: turmeric paper is dipped in salt water. What happens? (a) it turns black (b) it turns red (c) it turns blue (d) it stays yellow
- 35.True or false: tea leaves from tea is done by evaporating. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🛟 The water for the yeast should be ___. (a) ice cold (b) very salty (c) warm, not hot (d) boiling hot
- 37.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 38.🪴 Which of these is a job of the stem? (a) make food in sunlight (b) take in water from soil (c) carry water upward (d) make seeds
- 39.🧺 Do we need water for the turmeric test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the turmeric test? (a) a mirror (b) soap solution (c) turmeric powder (d) a dropper or spoon
Answer key
- the mud
- it takes much longer
- a balloon
- we keep it the same
- letting the paper dry
- soap solution
- they have no water
- gently, not too tight
- it can block breathing
- needed
- vinegar
- we keep it the same
- a magnet
- we keep it the same
- it can burn skin
- True
- yeast needs it
- sunlight
- a magnet
- warm water
- baking soda water
- air
- does not dissolve
- True
- False
- a magnet
- reading the message
- no butter forms
- False
- baking soda water
- False
- the amount of cream
- turmeric powder
- it stays yellow
- False
- warm, not hot
- we keep it the same
- carry water upward
- needed
- a mirror
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