Crystals

Today in science we are making crystals this is how we did it.

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

Borax Crystals

Materials

1) Borax

2) A cup

3) Warn or hot water

4) Pipe cleaners

5) String a a Popsicle stick
6) Spoon

Process

Step 1: Put 4 big spoonfuls of borax in the cup

Step 2: Put hot water in the cup

Step 3: Mix the water and borax around in the cup with a Popsicle stick

Step 4: Get 3 pipe cleaners put them in a row and then twist them

Step 5: Tie a string to the pipe cleaners

Step 6: Then put it in the water

Sugar Crystals

Materials

 1) Sugar

2) A cup

3) Warm or hot water

4) Popsicle stick

5) String
6) Spoon

Process

Step 1: Put 4 big spoonfuls of sugar in a cup

Step 2: Put the water in the cup

Step 3: Mix the water around with the sugar and water in it

Step 4: Tie a string to the Popsicle stick

Step 5: Place the Popsicle stick in the water

Step 6: Put in on the trolley with all the other crystals

Salt Crystals

Materials

1) Salt

2) A cup

3) Warm or hot water

4) Popsicle stick

5) String
6) Spoon

Process

Step 1: Put 4 big spoonfuls or Salt in a cup

Step 2: Put the water in the cup

Step 3: Mix the warm or hot water with the sugar in it.

Step 4: Tie a string to the Popsicle stick

Step 5: Place the Popsicle stick in the water

Step 6: Put in on the trolley with all the other crystals

Findings

Describe your crystals in the table below.

My crystals worked a little bit and it wasn't much but it was something. I had salt and it worked a bit and someone else in my group had sugar, but they didn't get anything also someone else in my group had borax, their crystals were hard but not the hardest thing ever.

Crystal Type	Shape (Describe the shape)	Size (of individual crystals)	Hardness (Crumbly to Rock Hard)
Borax	Cube but a bit pointed	Bigger than borax is normally	Pretty hard
Sugar	No crystals formed	No crystals formed	No crystals formed
Salt	Cube	Pretty small but bigger than salt is	Hard

What crystals worked out best and why?:

Conclusion

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
Monoclinic	10
Orthombic	6
Trigonal	10
Hexagonal	8
Cubic	6
Tetragonal	12