HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN BEAUTIFUL CRYSTAL!!!

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

Definition of solution: 

A liquid mixture, when something is dissolved into a liquid (eg: sugar in water) 

Definition of saturated: 

Having or holding as much as can be absorbed of something (when no more sugar or borax can be dissolved into the water)

In groups of three you will make three different types of crystals and compare the results.

Borax Crystals

Ratio; 3 Tablespoons Borax per 1/2 cup water

Materials

1) A cup

2) Water

3) Popsicle stick

4) Borax

5) String

6) Warm water

7) Spoon

Process

Step 1: Grab a cup or glass

Step 2: Put 3 tables spoons of borax and 1/2 cups of water

Step 3: Add the ingredients to your cup or glass

Step 4: Mix all the ingredients together with a Popsicle stick

Step 5: Tie your string into a Popsicle stick

Step 6: Make a snowflake or a star with your pipe cleaner

Step 7: Put your star or snowflake into the borax and water solution

Sugar Crystals

Ratio: 1 cup sugar to 1/2 cup water

Materials

1) 4 spoons of sugar

2) String

3) A cup

4) Warm water

5) Popsicle stick

Process

Step 1: Get a cup

Step 2: Measure four table spoons of sugar into your cup

Step 3: Ask a teacher for a half cup of warm water into your sugar

Step 4: Mix the solution with your Popsicle stick

Step 5: Tie a string onto the middle of the Popsicle stick

Step 6: Dip the string into the water and rest the Popsicle stick across the cup

Salt Crystals

Ratio: 4 Tablespoons salt to 1/2 cup water

Materials

1) Salt

2) Popsicle stick

3) A cup

4) Warm water

5) String
6) Spoon
7) 

Process

Step 1: Get a cup

Step 2: Measure four table spoons of salt into your cup

Step 3: Ask your teacher for some warm water into your salt

Step 4: Mix the ingredients together

Step 5: Tie a string into a Popsicle stick

Step 6: Dip your string in the water and rest your Popsicle stick across your cup

Findings

Describe your crystals in the table below.

Crystal Type	Shape (Describe the shape)	Size (of individual crystals)	Hardness (Crumbly to Rock Hard)
Borax	No crystals formed	No crystals formed	No crystals formed
Sugar	Long	Small	Hard
Salt	Tiny Shards	Tiny	Hard

What crystals worked out best and why?:

Conclusion:

After watching the videos as a class, explain how the following crystals are formed:

Type	Explanation
Salt	Sea wataer ponds sun evaporate salt
Sugar	Sugar Cane, Cut it up, Roll it/Squish, Get the juice, Heat it, Syrup, Crystallisation
Snowflakes

CRYSTAL TYPES

AIM: TO LOOK AT THE 7 DIFFERENT TYPES OF CRYSTALS

Salt Crystals

Sugar Crystals

Borax Crystals

7 different crystal shapes

The 7 types of crystals

Type	Number of sides	2 examples	Image
Triclinic	7	Turquoise Rhodonite
Monoclinic	10
Orthombic	6
Trigonal	10
Hexagonal	8
Cubic	6
Tetragonal	12