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 is the odd one out? (a) ironing the paper (b) cutting the lemon (c) putting the iron away (d) letting the paper dry
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the filter material (b) the same funnel (c) how clear the water is
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lemon juice (b) detergent water (c) salt water (d) sugar water
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the turmeric test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) lemon juice (b) a dropper or spoon (c) yeast (d) white paper strips
- 5.🪴 Which part of a plant does this job: take in water from soil? (a) flower (b) roots (c) stem (d) leaves
- 6.🫗 Which of these is done by sieving? (a) chaff from wheat grain (b) salt from sea water (c) small stones from dal (d) gravel from fine sand
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? True or false: the kind of juice is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🟡 Turmeric paper meets baking soda water. What happens? (a) turns reddish-brown (b) stays yellow
- 9.🛟 Who should pour the warm water for the crystal experiment? (a) a friend who is running (b) a grown-up (c) nobody needs to (d) the youngest child
- 10.🔮 Predict: a yellow curry stain on a shirt is washed with soap. What colour may it turn? (a) bright blue (b) reddish (c) white at once (d) green
- 11.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting ice (c) dissolving salt (d) melting butter
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) turmeric powder
- 13.🔮 Predict: turmeric paper is dipped in baking soda water. What colour does it turn? (a) it stays yellow (b) it turns green (c) reddish-brown (d) it turns blue
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: size of the balloon is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 16.🧺 Do we need a funnel or spoon for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar water (b) baking soda water (c) detergent water (d) soap solution
- 18.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? True or false: the kind of juice is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🪴 Which part of a plant does this job: hold up the leaves? (a) roots (b) flower (c) leaves (d) stem
- 21.🛟 Why must children keep their fingers away from the iron? (a) it is sticky (b) it is magnetic (c) it can burn skin (d) it is cold
- 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) a funnel or spoon (c) a balloon (d) a comb
- 23.True or false: a mirror is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a balloon (b) baking soda (c) a tray for spills (d) a seed
- 25.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the secret lemon message. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🍞 Which of these is something yeast does not need? (a) warm water (b) a magnet (c) sugar (d) time
- 27.True or false: a potted plant is not needed for the leafy bag test. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting butter (c) folding paper (d) dissolving salt
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of balloon (b) spoons of baking soda (c) the same bottle (d) size of the balloon
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — does a plant in the sun give out more water than one in the shade? What do we do with “the size of the plant”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of seeds (b) wet or dry cotton (c) the same place (d) the same bowls
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? What do we do with “the filter material”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 33.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 34.🔮 Predict: tea is poured through a strainer. What happens to the tea leaves? (a) leaves stay behind (b) both stay behind (c) tea stays behind (d) leaves pass through
- 35.🧺 Do we need warm water for the yeast balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 36.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) boiled seeds
- 37.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) the lid is warm (c) fat bits stick together (d) the jar adds butter
- 38.🫧 Is vinegar an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 39.🛟 Turmeric stains clothes. What should you wear? (a) an old shirt or apron (b) your school uniform (c) a white party dress (d) your best clothes
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dipping the cotton bud (b) cutting the lemon (c) writing the message (d) letting the paper dry
Answer key
- letting the paper dry
- the same funnel
- detergent water
- yeast
- roots
- gravel from fine sand
- True
- turns reddish-brown
- a grown-up
- reddish
- milk turning to curd
- turmeric powder
- reddish-brown
- True
- does not sprout
- needed
- sugar water
- False
- False
- stem
- it can burn skin
- a comb
- False
- a seed
- False
- a magnet
- False
- cooking an egg
- spoons of baking soda
- we keep it the same
- wet or dry cotton
- we change it
- not needed
- leaves stay behind
- needed
- seeds on wet cotton
- fat bits stick together
- an acid
- an old shirt or apron
- cutting the lemon
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