Water and Air 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 — density, dissolving, capillary action, light bending, air pressure, push-back, air resistance or condensation. 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.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? What do we do with “the kind of clay”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 2.🛟 Which rule keeps the density tower experiment safe? (a) pour it on the floor (b) throw the glass (c) taste each layer (d) do not lick the spoon
- 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the balloon rocket? (a) a drinking straw (b) turmeric powder (c) a long string (d) two chairs
- 4.True or false: cooking oil is not needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🛟 Does a cork float or sink in water? (a) sinks (b) floats
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to dissolve (b) the amount of sugar (c) the kind of sugar (d) the water temperature
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? What do we do with “the time we wait”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? What do we do with “the same three liquids”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how big we blow it (b) the same tape (c) distance it travels
- 10.🔮 Predict: which dissolves faster — a sugar cube or the same amount of powdered sugar? (a) powdered sugar (b) the sugar cube (c) neither of them (d) both the same
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a medicine dropper (b) a bicycle pump (c) a vacuum cleaner (d) a magnetic pin holder
- 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the balloon rocket? (a) two chairs (b) a long string (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small pebbles (b) cooking oil (c) sugar (d) sand
- 14.True or false: a towel for spills is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? Which of these is kept the same? (a) whether it floats (b) the tub of water (c) the shape of the clay
- 16.🔍 How can you get the salt back from salty water? (a) add more water (b) keep it in a fridge (c) stir it more (d) let the water evaporate
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) bright sunlight (b) a sheet of white paper (c) yeast (d) a clear glass of water
- 18.🥛 Does a medicine dropper work by air pressure or by magnetism? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — does colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? What do we do with “time for colour to show”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? What do we do with “the cling film cover”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? What do we do with “how full the glass is”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 22.💧 Which change is this: water becoming ice? (a) condensation (b) melting (c) evaporation (d) freezing
- 23.True or false: yeast is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🥚 A fresh egg sinks in plain water. What makes it float? (a) more plain water (b) a few ice cubes (c) lots of salt stirred in (d) a little shaking
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the shape of the clay (b) whether it floats (c) the kind of clay (d) the tub of water
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honey (b) a ping-pong ball (c) very salty water (d) a glass marble
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the coloured flower experiment? (a) food colour (b) a white flower (c) a magnet (d) a few hours of waiting
- 29.🧺 Do we need sunlight for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 30.True or false: a magnet is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🧺 Do we need a tub of water for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) a tall clear glass (b) honey (c) cooking oil (d) a mirror
- 33.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) a paper cutter (d) safety scissors
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? True or false: how big we blow it is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a balloon (b) a results table (c) a magnet (d) turmeric powder
- 36.True or false: food colour is not needed for the coloured flower experiment. (a) False (b) True
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? What do we do with “the amount of clay”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 38.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of clay (b) the kind of clay (c) the shape of the clay (d) whether it floats
- 39.🥛 Which of these works by air pressure? (a) a fridge magnet (b) a magnetic pin holder (c) a compass needle (d) a medicine dropper
- 40.🥄 Which of these dissolves faster? (a) sugar in icy water (b) sugar left unstirred (c) a big sugar cube (d) sugar stirred well
Answer key
- we keep it the same
- do not lick the spoon
- turmeric powder
- False
- floats
- time to dissolve
- we keep it the same
- we keep it the same
- the same tape
- powdered sugar
- a magnetic pin holder
- a mirror
- sugar
- True
- the tub of water
- let the water evaporate
- yeast
- air pressure
- we measure it
- we keep it the same
- we change it
- freezing
- True
- lots of salt stirred in
- whether it floats
- a ping-pong ball
- False
- a magnet
- needed
- False
- needed
- a mirror
- safety scissors
- True
- a results table
- False
- we keep it the same
- the shape of the clay
- a medicine dropper
- sugar stirred well
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