Home chemistry: Crystalization

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) Shape pipes

2) Cups

3) Pegs

4) Steering stick

5) Sharpie

Process

Step 1: Shape pipe cleaners into a shape, 

Step 2: Hang shape on a peg, 

Step 3: Mate up borax solution, 

Step 4: Label your cup, 

Step 5: Take and put three teaspoons into the borax cup

Step 6: Steer the borax cup as soon as your teacher or when you feel might be the right time,

Sugar Crystals

Sugar crystals video

Ratio: 1 cup sugar to 1/2 cup water

Materials

1) Shape pipes

2) Cups

3) Pegs

4) Steering stick

5) Sharpie

Process

Step 1: Shape pipe cleaners into a shape, 

Step 2: Hang shape on a peg, 

Step 3: Mate up Sugar solution, 

Step 4: Label your cup, 

Step 5: Take and put three teaspoons into the sugar cup 

Step 6: Pour half a cup of water into the sugar cup & steer it,

Salt Crystals

Salt crystals time-lapse video

Ratio: 4 Tablespoons salt to 1/2 cup water

Materials

1) Shape pipes

2) Cups

3) Pegs

4) Steer stick

5) Sharpie

Process

Step 1: Shape pipe cleaners into a shape, 

Step 2: Hang shape on a peg, 

Step 3: Mate up Salt solution, 

Step 4: Label your cup, 

Step 5: Take and put three teaspoons into the salt cup 

Step 6: Pour half a cup of water into the salt cup & steer it,

Findings

Describe your crystals in the table below.

Crystal Type	Shape (Describe the shape)	Size (of individual crystals)	Hardness (Crumbly to Rock Hard)
Borax	The crystal shape/knife?	Medium Amount	Soft
Sugar	Hard Cubed	Small	Hard
Salt	Cubed,	Small,	Hard,

What crystals worked out best and why?:

Conclusion:
I and my group which was Aisa, Nature, Lasa, Ryan, and we did find out somethings, to begin with we found out how Sugar, Salt & Borax was made and how to make types of crystals with Sugar, Salt & Borax, Our exspirment worked best because I think what worked was because we might of steered it at the right time as we let it sit as the crystals grow?   

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After watching the videos as a class, explain how the following crystals are formed:

Type	Explanation
Salt	One way of forming salt crystals is by the ocean, We can get this unprepared salt from the salty ocean and burn it in these special type of different machines to cause the salt to be prepared and ready,
Sugar	You can make sugar by sugar canes so you can grow sugar canes to about 20ft and when you cut it at the bottom it is a surprisingly a fun fact but sugar can regrow if you cut it at the bottom, The cut sugar cane gets put into a ton of machines gets shredded apart and then evaporated so burnt and that makes sugar but there are other.
Snowflakes	Snowflakes can be formed by the rain & the temperature below Zero and the vapor being or going up to the sky and the perfect timing sortive with the rain, Wind temperature below 0 and the vapor being together at the same time,

CRYSTAL TYPES

AIM: TO LOOK AT THE 7 DIFFERENT TYPES OF CRYSTALS

Sugar Crystals

7 different crystal shapes

The 7 types of crystals

Type	Number of sides	Picture	1 EXAMPLES
Cubic	Six		Sugar
Tetragonal	Twelve		Zircon
Triclinic	Seven		Albite
Orthombic	Six		Topaz
Hexagonal	Eight		Quartz
Monoclinic	Ten		Orthoclase
Trigonal	Ten		Garnet