Crystal Science

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) Borax

2) Cup

3) Spoon

4) Water

5) Pipe Cleaners
6) Popsicle Stick
7) String

Process

Step 1: Grab a cup

Step 2: Put 3 tablespoons of borax into a cup and 1/2 cups of water

Step 3: add them together

Step 4: mix until all mixed in

Step 5: fold pipe cleaners into a snowflake

Step 6:put snowflake on to the Popsicle stick

Sugar Crystals

Ratio: 1 cup sugar to 1/2 cup water

Materials

1) Sugar

2) Cup

3) Spoon

4) Warm water

5) Popsicle
6) String

Process

Step 1: Add Some sugar

Step 2: Add 1/2 a cup of water

Step 3: Mix together with a Popsicle 

Step 4: Tie String to the Popsicle  

Step 5: Put Popsicle in the water

Step 6: wait

Salt Crystals

Ratio: 4 Tablespoons salt to 1/2 cup water

Materials

1) Salt

2) Cup

3) Spoon

4) Popsicle Stick

5) water

Process

Step 1: Add 4 Tablespoons of salt to the cup

Step 2: add 1/2 a cup of of warm water

Step 3: mix with a Popsicle stick

Step 4: Tie the string to the middle of the Popsicle Stick

Step 5: Put the stick in the water

Step 6: wait 

Findings

Describe your crystals in the table below.

Crystal Type	Shape (Describe the shape)	Size (of individual crystals)	Hardness (Crumbly to Rock Hard)
Borax	Looks like a snowflake	about 25cm	Crumbly
Sugar	Rope	5cm	Soft
Salt	A rope	5cm	Crumbly

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	A small house cut pineapple
Monoclinic Definition:	8	a diamond quartz
Orthombic Definition:	6	coffin vampire bed
Trigonal Definition:	10	quartz small house
Hexagonal Definition:	8	MMA ring Hexagon
Cubic Definition:	6	dice 3D square
Tetragonal Definition:	12	Fire work Rocket Ship

Explain how the following crystals are formed?

Type
Salt	When people make salt they get it from the sea and then it goes into little ponds then the sun evaporates it then it turns into salt
Sugar	They Cut down The sugar cane and then they squish it until flat they separate the juice from the fibre then they heat it and get syrup then they use sugar to make sugar.
Snowflakes	The Snowflakes Fall down from the sky as dust and the the water molecules join the dust to sort of turn into a snowflake but then a little bit more happens