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.

1)Borax Crystals

Materials

1) Paper Cup

2) Borax

3) Spoon

4) Stick

5) String

6) Pipe Cleaners

7) Boiling Water

Process

Step 1: Pup 4 teaspoons of borax in your paper cup

Step 2: Pour your boiling into the cup of borax

Step 3: Stir the borax and the water together with your stick

Step 4: Once you have done that tie a piece of string on your stick

Step 5: Then tie a pipe cleaner to the string and put that in the borax

Step 6: wait for a few days to see what happens to the liquid

Sugar Crystals

Materials

1) Cup 

2) Stick

3) Sugar

4) Spoon

5) Water

Process

Step 1: Put 4 teaspoons of sugar into your cup

Step 2: Pour the water into your cup with the sugar

Step 3: Stir the mixture together with your stick

Step 4: Tie the string to the stick

Step 5: place the stick and the string in the mixture 

Step 6: wait a few days to see what happens

Salt Crystals

Materials

1) Cup 

2) Stick

3) Salt

4) Spoon

5) Water

Process

Step 1: Put 4 teaspoons of salt into your cup

Step 2: Pour the water into your cup with the salt

Step 3: Stir the mixture together with your stick

Step 4: Tie the string to the stick

Step 5: place the stick and the string in the mixture 

Step 6: wait a few days to see what happens

Findings

Describe your crystals in the table below.

Crystal Type	Shape (Describe the shape)	Size (of individual crystals)	Hardness (Crumbly to Rock Hard)
Borax	Snowflake Icey	Medium to Large	Hard in some parts Brittle in the others
Sugar	CRYSTAL	DIDN'T	FORM
Salt	CRYSTAL	DIDN'T	FORM

What crystals worked out best and why?:

Conclusion

Type	Explanation
Salt	Sea water, Pond, Sun, Evaporates Water.
Sugar	Sugar Cane, Chop It Up, Squish / Roll, Heat It Up, Evaporate Water, Sugar Crystalizes.
Snowflakes	Dust, Water Freezes to dust, More water freezes to it.

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	8	Amethyst Related Shape of I don't know.
Orthorhombic	6
Trigonal	10
Hexagonal	8
Cubic	6
Tetragonal	12