Crazy Crystals

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) Cup/glass

2) Pipe cleaner

3)borax

4) sting

5)Popsicle stick

6) Warm Water

7) Spoon

Process

Step 1: Get a cup or a glass.

Step 2: Put 3 tablespoons of borax and 1/2 cups of water. 

Step 3: Add ingredients to the cup.

Step 4: Mix it together with your Popsicle stick.

Step 5: Tie your string to your Popsicle stick.

Step 6: Make a star with the pipe cleaner, tie it to the string.

Step 7: Put your star into your borax and water solution. 

Sugar Crystals

Ratio: 1 cup sugar to 1/2 cup water

Materials

1) Cup or glass.

2) Warm water

3) Spoon

4) Popsicle stick

5) String

Process

Step 1: Get a cup or glass.

Step 2: Put 1 cup of sugar and 1/2 a cup of warm water in the cup.

Step 3: Add ingredients into cup.

Step 4: Mix them together with a Popsicle stick.

Step 5: When it dissolved, put 4 tablespoons in your borax and water solution. 

Step 6: Tie your string to your Popsicle stick and put it in the borax and water solution. 

Salt Crystals

Ratio: 4 Tablespoons salt to 1/2 cup water

Materials

1) Cup

2) Salt

3)  Warm Water

4) String

5) Popsicle stick

Process

Step 1: Get cup

Step 2: Put 4 tablespoons of salt in the cup.

Step 3: Put 1/2 cups of warm water in with the salt.

Step 4: Mix it with Popsicle stick until the salt dissolved.

Step 5: Tie string on the Popsicle stick.

Step 6: Put Popsicle stick in the borax and water solution. 

Findings

Describe your crystals in the table below.

Crystal Type	Shape (Describe the shape)	Size (of individual crystals)	Hardness (Crumbly to Rock Hard)
Borax	Cubes	Medium	Hard
Sugar	Didn't work	Didn't work	Didn't work
Salt	Cubes	Medium	Rock Hard

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

Borax Crystals

7 different crystal shapes

The 7 types of crystals

Type	Number of sides	2 examples	Image
Triclinic Definition:	7	Minerals
Monoclinic Definition:	10
Orthombic Definition:	6	Box, Coffin
Trigonal Definition:	8	Healing Crystals, Trigonal.
Hexagonal Definition:	8	Honeycomb, Hexagon.
Cubic Definition:	6	Rubik's Cube, Cardboard box.
Tetragonal Definition:	12	Tetragonal.

Explain how the following crystals are formed?

Type
Salt	The sea water goes into a pond then the sun evaporates it, then it turns into salt.
Sugar	Sugar cane, Cut it up, Roll it/squish, Get the juice, Heat it, Syrup, Crystallization.
Snowflakes	Ridges, Hexagon, Shape, Temperature, Branches, Ice Particle, Water molecules, Breeze, Formed, Freezing.