Science 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)

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 

2) spoon

3) String

4) pen
5) Borax

Process

Step 1: Get a cup.

Step 2: Put a borax in the cup

Step 3: Get a hot water.

Step 4: put some hot water in the borax

Step 5: Mix the borax.

Step 6: get some string tie it around into the Popsicle stick and in the pipe cleaner after that let the pipe cleaner to go down in the water.

Sugar Crystals

Ratio: 1 cup sugar to 1/2 cup water

Materials

1) Cup

2) spoon

3) string 

4) Popsicle stick

5) pen

Process

Step 1:Get a cup and a spoon.

Step 2: Put a sugar on a cup.

Step 3: Get a hot water.

Step 4: put a hot water in a cup.

Step 5: mix it together with your Popsicle stick. 

Step 6: get some Popsicle stick and a string and tie it around on the Popsicle stick and let the string go down in the hot water.

Salt Crystals

Ratio: 4 Tablespoons salt to 1/2 cup water

Materials

1) cup/spoon

2) Pipe cleaner

3) string 

4)Popsicle cleaner

5) salt

Process

Step 1. get a cup and spoon.

Step 2: Put a salt in the cup.

Step 3: get a warm water.

Step 4: mix it together with a Popsicle stick.

Step 5: get some string and tie it around in the Popsicle stick.

Step 6: get a pipe cleaner and tie the string into a pipe cleaner and put it in the water.

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	small	weak
Sugar	Frosty	small	weak
Salt	Frosty	small	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
Monoclinic Definition:	10
Orthombic Definition:	6
Trigonal Definition:	10
Hexagonal Definition:	8
Cubic Definition:	6
Tetragonal Definition:	12

Explain how the following crystals are formed?

Type
Salt	sea water and sun Evaporates water
Sugar	sugar cane, they chop it and squish/roll and juice heat evaporate water.
Snowflakes	dust water freezes more water freezes to it