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.🔍 What do you see inside the plastic bag after a few hours in the sun? (a) nothing at all (b) tiny water drops (c) tiny insects (d) salt crystals
- 2.⚖️ 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
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton or cloth (b) a funnel (c) a magnet (d) sand and pebbles
- 4.🔮 Predict: you leave out the sugar. What happens to the balloon? (a) it grows much faster (b) it turns yellow (c) it grows very little (d) it bursts at once
- 5.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 6.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) nothing at all (b) it turns to ice (c) it glows in the dark (d) lots of fizzy bubbles
- 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a mirror (b) baking soda (c) sugar (d) a seed
- 8.🫗 How do we separate small stones from dal? (a) sieving (b) filtering (c) winnowing (d) handpicking
- 9.True or false: baking soda does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
- 10.⚖️ 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
- 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
- 12.True or false: putting the iron away is a job a child can do. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🧺 Do we need yeast for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 14.🍞 Does yeast need vinegar to make gas? (a) yeast needs it (b) yeast does not need it
- 15.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) vinegar (b) soap solution (c) curd (d) tamarind water
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — does a plant in the sun give out more water than one in the shade? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of plant (b) amount of water drops (c) the time we wait (d) sun or shade
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — does yeast blow up the balloon more with warm water or cold water? True or false: the water temperature is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🫗 Is filtered pond water safe to drink? (a) yes, if it is cold (b) yes, if it is clear (c) no, germs may stay (d) yes, always
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a shallow dish (b) a mirror (c) a spoon (d) salt
- 20.True or false: muddy water is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the balloon got cold (b) the gas froze (c) an ingredient ran out (d) the bottle got tired
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) water (c) soil (d) warmth
- 24.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🟡 Turmeric paper meets lemon juice. What happens? (a) turns reddish-brown (b) stays yellow
- 26.True or false: a comb is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) boiled seeds (c) seeds in the freezer (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the secret lemon message? (a) a cotton bud (b) a small bowl (c) white paper (d) a mirror
- 29.🛟 Turmeric stains clothes. What should you wear? (a) your school uniform (b) an old shirt or apron (c) a white party dress (d) your best clothes
- 30.True or false: orange juice is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton or cloth (b) a funnel (c) sand and pebbles (d) a mirror
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the ironing time (b) the kind of juice (c) how dark the writing is (d) the iron setting
- 33.🛟 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
- 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) a mirror
- 35.True or false: reading the message is a job a child can do. (a) True (b) False
- 36.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the kind of balloon”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 37.🧂 Why do we stir in salt until no more will dissolve? (a) to make it very salty (b) to change its colour (c) to make it fizz (d) to cool the water
- 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) water (d) a magnet
- 39.🔮 Predict: you wait 2 hours instead of 10 minutes. What happens? (a) it shrinks to nothing (b) the balloon is smaller (c) it turns to bread (d) the balloon is bigger
- 40.🔍 Muddy water is left still for an hour. What happens to the mud? (a) it floats on top (b) it sinks to the bottom (c) it dissolves (d) it turns to sand
Answer key
- tiny water drops
- False
- a magnet
- it grows very little
- cannot be undone
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- baking soda
- handpicking
- False
- True
- a jar with a tight lid
- False
- not needed
- yeast does not need it
- soap solution
- sun or shade
- False
- no, germs may stay
- a mirror
- False
- an ingredient ran out
- True
- soil
- True
- stays yellow
- False
- wet seeds in the dark
- a mirror
- an old shirt or apron
- True
- a mirror
- how dark the writing is
- safe from small children
- a mirror
- True
- we keep it the same
- to make it very salty
- water
- the balloon is bigger
- it sinks to the bottom
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