Cool Crystal Experiment

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)

Borax Crystals

Ratio; 3 Tablespoons Borax per 1/2 cup water

Materials

1)  Borax 

2) Cup

3) Popsical stick

4) water

5) string
6) pipe cleaner

Process

Step 1: Borax 

Step 2: add in 4 tea spoons 

Step 3:  place warm water into a cup and pour in the powder

Step 4: stir until powder is gone

Step 5: tie a string to a popsical stick then tie pipe cleaners into a star and attach it to the string

Step 6: place in the cup and let sit for a few days

Sugar Crystals

Ratio: 1 cup sugar to 1/2 cup water

Materials

1) Sugar

2)Cup

3) Popsical stick

4) water

5) string

Process

Step 1: sugar 

Step 2: add in 4 tea spoons 

Step 3:  place warm water into a cup and pour in the powder

Step 4: stir until powder is gone

Step 5: tie a string to a popsical stick

Step 6: place in the cup and let sit for a few days

Salt Crystals

Ratio: 4 Tablespoons salt to 1/2 cup water

Materials

1) Sugar

2)Cup

3) Popsical stick

4) water

5) string

Process

Step 1: salt

Step 2: add in 4 tea spoons 

Step 3:  place warm water into a cup and pour in the powder

Step 4: stir until powder is gone

Step 5: tie a string to a popsical stick

Step 6: place in the cup and let sit for a few days

Findings

Describe your crystals in the table below.

Crystal Type	Shape (Describe the shape)	Size (of individual crystals)	Hardness (Crumbly to Rock Hard)
Borax	SnowFlakes. rocky.	Big.	Hard and crumbly
Sugar	nothing happened
Salt	hard	small	brittle

What crystals worked out best and why?:

Conclusion:

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CRYSTAL TYPES

AIM: TO LOOK AT THE 7 DIFFERENT TYPES OF CRYSTALS

Salt Crystals

Sugar Crystals

7 different crystal shapes

The 7 types of crystals

Type	Number of sides	2 examples	Image
Triclinic Definition:	7
Monoclinic Definition: a	10
Orthombic Definition:	6
Trigonal Definition:	8
Hexagonal Definition:	8
Cubic Definition:	6
Tetragonal Definition:	12

Explain how the following crystals are formed?

Type
Salt
Sugar
Snowflakes