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 amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the same white paper is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🛟 Does a feather float or sink in water? (a) sinks (b) floats
- 3.🧺 Do we need a towel for spills for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 4.🛟 Who should pour the warm water in the dissolving test? (a) the youngest child (b) nobody needs to (c) a grown-up (d) a friend who is running
- 5.⚖️ 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
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — does colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? What do we do with “the kind of flower”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? What do we do with “brightness of rainbow”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 8.🔮 Predict: a bowl of water is left uncovered in the hot sun all day. What happens? (a) it turns to salt (b) some water evaporates (c) it turns to ice (d) the water increases
- 9.🔮 What happens if a cloud covers the Sun during the rainbow experiment? (a) it turns brighter (b) it turns all red (c) it floats away (d) the rainbow fades
- 10.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 11.🧺 Do we need small test objects for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to dissolve (b) the stirring (c) the water temperature
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? What do we do with “how many drops form”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 14.🧺 Do we need sugar for the dissolving test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 15.🔮 A ball of clay sinks. What happens if you press it into a thin boat shape? (a) it turns to stone (b) it can float (c) it sinks faster (d) it dissolves
- 16.🛟 What should you do with popped balloon pieces? (a) give them to a baby (b) throw them away safely (c) keep them in your mouth (d) chew them
- 17.🚀 In “push back, move forward”, which way does water a swimmer pushes go? (a) goes backward (b) goes forward
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? What do we do with “the amount of sugar”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sunlight (b) ice cubes (c) a small cup (d) a balloon
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water with food colour (b) cooking oil (c) turmeric powder (d) a spoon
- 21.True or false: air from the balloon goes forward. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🚀 In “push back, move forward”, which way does the swimmer go? (a) goes forward (b) goes backward
- 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the dissolving test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) warm water (b) two clear glasses (c) cotton wool (d) a teaspoon
- 24.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? True or false: how big we blow it is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? What do we do with “sun or shade”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how big we blow it (b) distance it travels (c) the same straw (d) the same tape
- 28.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the coloured flower experiment? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the coloured flower experiment. Which one is NOT needed? (a) food colour (b) a white flower (c) a magnet (d) a few hours of waiting
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pebble (b) air (c) a glass marble (d) a coin
- 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
- 32.True or false: honey is not needed for the dissolving test. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the balloon rocket? (a) yeast (b) a drinking straw (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror
- 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a mirror (b) water (c) a big bowl (d) ice cubes
- 35.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the crumpled ball (c) neither of them (d) the flat sheet
- 36.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the coloured flower experiment. (a) False (b) True
- 37.💧 Which change is this: butter going runny? (a) evaporation (b) freezing (c) melting (d) condensation
- 38.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? True or false: the amount of water is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? Which of these is what we measure? (a) whether the card stays (b) the same glass (c) how full the glass is (d) the same card
- 40.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) not needed (b) needed
Answer key
- False
- floats
- needed
- a grown-up
- we keep it the same
- we keep it the same
- we measure it
- some water evaporates
- the rainbow fades
- not needed
- needed
- the stirring
- we measure it
- needed
- it can float
- throw them away safely
- goes backward
- we keep it the same
- a balloon
- turmeric powder
- False
- goes forward
- cotton wool
- needed
- False
- we change it
- distance it travels
- not needed
- a magnet
- air
- a magnet
- True
- a drinking straw
- a mirror
- the crumpled ball
- True
- melting
- False
- whether the card stays
- not needed
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