Science (Crystal video)

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

Crystal video

Definition of the 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

Borax Crystals time-lapse video

Ratio; 3 Tablespoons Borax per 1/2 cup water

Materials

1) Cup

2) Borax

3) 1x Ice cream sticks

4) Water

5) Peg

6) Pimp cleaners

Process

Step 1: Get a 1x cup

Step 2: Write the name Borax on the cup.

Step 3: Tap water in a cup 

Step 4:  Put Borax in the water

Step 5:  Make Pimp cleaners into a star

Step 6: Put the star on a peg and put in water

Sugar Crystals

Sugar crystals video

Ratio: 1 cup sugar to 1/2 cup water

Materials

1)  a Cup

2)  String

3)  1x Ice cream stick

4)  Sugar

5)  Warm water

Process

Step 1: get a cup

Step 2: Put warm water 

Step 3: Put sugar in the cup

Step 4: Mix the water

Step 5: Put a string on a Stick and put it int the water

Step 6:

Salt Crystals

Salt crystals time-lapse video

Ratio: 4 Tablespoons salt to 1/2 cup water

Materials

1) Salt 

2) cup

3) Pen

4) Water

5) Stick

6) string

Process

Step 1: Tip water in a cup

Step 2: Put salt in the water

Step 3: Mix the cup

Step 4: tie a string around a stick and put it in the water

Step 5:

Step 6:

Findings

Describe your crystals in the table below.

Crystal Type	Shape (Describe the shape)	Size (of individual crystals)	Hardness (Crumbly to Rock Hard)
Borax		round and sharp medium	It's is hard
Sugar		Small Cube shape	Medium hard
Salt		Medium and small cube	Medium hard

What crystals worked out best and why?:
Borax because it is bigger and I say it's better plus the other ones are small so it's not that cool.

Conclusion:
Making the crystals was fun because I got to make a crystal and I've never done it before. That's what made it fun and it was interesting how it was getting made the crystals that we made were borax, salt and sugar crystals so now when I go home I can make heaps of crystals and show it off even if it's not real so I learned in science how to make crystals.