Crystals

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 or glass

2) pipe cleaner

3) borax

4) Popsicle stick

5) string

6) warmish water 

7) spoon

Process

Step 1: Grab a cup or glass

Step 2: Put 3 table spoons of borax and half a cups of water

Step 3: add the ingredients to the cup

Step 4: mix it together with your Popsicle stick 

Step 5: Tie your string around your Popsicle

Step 6: make a star with your 3 pipe cleaners and tie this to your string

Step 6: Put your Popsicle stick on the cup and put the star with the string on it in the water.

Sugar Crystals

Ratio: 1 cup sugar to 1/2 cup water

Materials

1) 4 spoons of sugar

2) String

3) Cup

4) Warm water

5) Popsicle stick

Process

Step 1: Get your cup

Step 2: Measure four tablespoons of sugar into your cup

Step 3: Add a half cup of warm water to your sugar

Step 4: Mix the warm sugar water with your Popsicle stick

Step 5: Tie the string to your Popsicle rest the stick on top of the cup

Step 6: Put the string into the warm sugar water.

Salt Crystals

Ratio: 4 Tablespoons salt to 1/2 cup water

Materials

1) spoon 

2) cup or glass

3) salt 

4) Popsicle stick

5) string 

6) warm water

Process

Step 1: Grab a cup

Step 2: Put 4 tablespoons of salt

Step 3: Add warm water with the salt

Step 4: Mix it with your Popsicle stick until there is no more salt

Step 5: Tie the string to the Popsicle stick

Step 6: Put the Popsicle stick on top of the cup and then put the string into 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	star	medium	hard and soft
Sugar	line	long	rock hard
Salt	line	Medium	rock hard

What crystals worked out best and why?: the salt because for sugar and borax need way more and the sugar is the hardest.

Conclusion: they were really easy but when they came out they didn't work so that sucks.

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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 chimney a fence post
Monoclinic Definition:	10	a coffin glass pane
Orthombic Definition:	6	chocolate fudge toy blocks
Trigonal Definition:	10	coffin long crystal
Hexagonal Definition:	8	bird cage fold able box
Cubic Definition:	6	dice box
Tetragonal Definition:	12	glass encasing spinning magic box

Explain how the following crystals are formed?

Type
Salt	to make salt you need salt water then make it into a pond then let the sun evaporate it then you get salt. collect the salt.
Sugar	to make sugar you need some sugar Cain you cut the sugar Cain Sugar Cain, cut it up, roll it/squish, get the juice, heat it, syrup, crystallisation,
Snowflakes

Reflection: it was really easy but when it finished it didn't turn out good but these pictures are cool.