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.🔮 Predict: you use more vinegar and more baking soda. What happens to the balloon? (a) there is no change (b) it shrinks (c) it turns blue (d) it grows bigger
- 2.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 3.True or false: salt is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) cotton wool (c) turmeric powder (d) moong seeds
- 5.🔮 Predict: tea is poured through a strainer. What happens to the tea leaves? (a) both stay behind (b) leaves pass through (c) tea stays behind (d) leaves stay behind
- 6.True or false: table salt dissolves in water. (a) False (b) True
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? Which of these is kept the same? (a) days to see crystals (b) sunny or shady place (c) the same dish
- 8.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the yeast balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 9.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the leafy bag test. (a) False (b) True
- 10.True or false: sugar is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🍞 Which of these is something yeast needs? (a) sunlight (b) vinegar (c) a magnet (d) warm water
- 12.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) seal it in a glass jar (b) put it in your mouth (c) keep it away from eyes (d) shake it near your face
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of salt (b) the kind of salt (c) sunny or shady place (d) the amount of water
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — does a plant in the sun give out more water than one in the shade? True or false: the kind of plant is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? True or false: the kind of juice is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of seeds (b) wet or dry cotton (c) the same bowls (d) how many seeds sprout
- 17.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 18.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) still runny cream (c) butter lumps (d) cheese
- 19.🧂 What shape are table salt crystals under a magnifying glass? (a) tiny spheres (b) tiny triangles (c) tiny cubes (d) tiny stars
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — which liquids turn turmeric paper reddish-brown? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the colour we see (b) the light we look in (c) the liquid we test
- 21.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 22.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🫧 Is tamarind water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 24.🫧 Is lemon juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a funnel or spoon (c) a comb (d) a tray for spills
- 26.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting ice (c) baking a cake (d) rusting iron
- 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a magnet (b) an empty bottle (c) a seed (d) a mirror
- 28.True or false: soap solution turns turmeric reddish-brown. (a) True (b) False
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — does a plant in the sun give out more water than one in the shade? True or false: amount of water drops is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 30.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) condensation (b) pollination (c) evaporation (d) germination
- 31.🧺 Do we need a piece of string for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — does yeast blow up the balloon more with warm water or cold water? What do we do with “the water temperature”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 33.🟡 Why does soap solution change turmeric’s colour? (a) soap is an acid (b) soap water is a base (c) soap is hot (d) soap is magnetic
- 34.🧺 Do we need salt for growing salt crystals? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sunlight (b) sugar (c) time (d) warm water
- 36.True or false: seeds in the freezer does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🧺 Do we need a balloon for growing salt crystals? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plugging in the iron (b) ironing the paper (c) writing the message (d) putting the iron away
- 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the secret lemon message. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a cotton bud (c) an adult with an iron (d) a small bowl
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of vinegar (b) spoons of baking soda (c) the same bottle (d) the kind of balloon
Answer key
- it grows bigger
- False
- True
- turmeric powder
- leaves stay behind
- True
- the same dish
- True
- True
- True
- warm water
- keep it away from eyes
- sunny or shady place
- False
- False
- how many seeds sprout
- sprouts
- still runny cream
- tiny cubes
- the light we look in
- we keep it the same
- False
- an acid
- an acid
- a comb
- melting ice
- an empty bottle
- True
- True
- germination
- needed
- we change it
- soap water is a base
- needed
- sunlight
- True
- not needed
- writing the message
- a battery cell
- spoons of baking soda
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