Science Day 6-Crazy Crystals

Aim: To learn about a saturated solution and how to make crystals

Borax Crystals

Materials

1) 2 teaspoons borax

2) 1 cup of hot water 

3) Paper 

4) Spoon 

5) Cup 

6) 3 Pipe Cleaners 

7) Pegs 

Process

Step 1: Get 2 Tea Spoons Of Borax And Add It To A Cup 

Step 2: Add A Cup Of Hot Water And Pore It into the cup with the borax in it  

Step 3: Mix The Borax And The Hot Water Until They Have Dissolved  

Step 4: Get 3 Pipe cleaners And Make Them To A Star 

Step 5: Get 1 Peg And Put The Star In The Borax and water 

Step 6: Leave it for 2 days

Step 7: You Now Have Borax Crystals 

Sugar Crystals

Materials

1) 2 Teaspoons Of Sugar 

2) 1 Cup Of Hot Water 

3) 1 Brown Pipe Cleaner

4) 1 Peg 

5) 1 Spoon 

6) 1 cup

Process

Step 1:Get 2 Teaspoons Of Sugar And Add It To A Cup 

Step 2: Add 1 Cup Of Hot Water To The Cup With The Sugar 

Step 3: Mix The Sugar And and hot water until it has dissolved 

Step 4: Get 1  brown Pipe Cleaner And A Peg And Put The Pipe Cleaner In The Peg 

Step 5: Put The Pipe Cleaner In The Water With Sugar

Step 6: Leave For 2 Days

Step 7: You Now Have Sugar Crystals 

Salt Crystals

Materials

1) 2 Teaspoons Of Salt

2) 1 Pipe Cleaner

3) 1 Peg 

4) 1/2 cup Hot Water

5) 1 Spoon 

6) 1 Cup

Process

Step 1: Get 2 Teaspoons Of Salt And Put It In A Cup 

Step 2: Add Hot Water it the cup with the salt in it

Step 3: Mix The Water And Salt Until It Has Dissolved 

Step 4:  Put The Pipe Cleaner In A Peg 

Step 5: Put The Pipe Cleaner And Peg In The Cup 

Step 6: Leave For 2 Days

Step 7: You Now Have Salt Crystals

Findings

Describe your crystals in the table below.

Crystal Type	Shape (Describe the shape)	Size (of individual crystals)	Hardness (Crumbly to Rock Hard)
Borax	Star Fish	tiny	hard
Sugar	nothing happened	nothing	nothing
Salt	nothing	nothing	nothing

What crystals worked out best and why?: