Home Chemistry: Crystals Salt,Borax, and salt

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

Crystal video

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)

Borax Crystals

Borax Crystals time lapse video

Ratio; 3 Tablespoons Borax per 1/2 cup water

Materials

1) Pipe cleaners

2) String

3) Regs

4)Borax

5)Cups

Process

Step 1: Shape pipe cleaners into star shapes.

Step 2: Hang star on a peg.

Step 3: Mate up borax solution.

Step 4: Label your cup.

Step 5: Pour three spoons of borax.

Step 6: Pour half a cup of cold water into the borax cup.

Step 7: Steer the borax and the water so it can mix together.

Sugar Crystals

Sugar crystals video

Ratio: 1 cup sugar to 1/2 cup water

Materials

1) pipe cleaners x 3

2) string

3) peg x 1

4)cups

5) stirring sticks

Process

Step 1: Pour four spoons of sugar into sugar cup

Step 2: Add hot water to the cup

Step 3: stir sugar and water till dissolved

Step 4: Tie string on the stirring spoon in the middle

Step 5: wet the string

Step 6: Put sugar on it and wait......

Salt Crystals

Salt crystals time lapse video

Ratio: 4 Tablespoons salt to 1/2 cup water

Materials

1) Salt

2) Stirring spoon

3) Cup

4) Hot water

5)

Process

Step 1: Pour three spoons of salt in the salt cup.

Step 2: Tip half a cup of water into the salt cup.

Step 3: Steer the water and the salt to mix them.

Step 4: Put string in the cup pull out

Step 5: Add salt to string

Step 6: Put back into salt water and wait