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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)

Borax Crystals

Materials

1) borax

2) paper cup

3) hot water

4) string 

5) ice block stick
6) 3 pipe cleaners

Process

Step 1: tip 3 tablespoons of borax in the paper cup.

Step 2: pour 1/2 cups of hot water.

Step 3: stir the borax water until the the borax is gone.

Step 4: tie a string to a ice block stick

Step 5: take 3 pipe cleaners and make a star.

Step 6: tie the star to the string and leave it in the borax.

Sugar Crystals

Materials

1) sugar

2) a paper cup

3) hot water

4) string

5) ice block stick
6) spoon

Process

Step 1: pour 1 cups of sugar in a paper cup.

Step 2: pour 1/2 hot water in the cup.

Step 3: stir the sugar water until the the sugar is gone.

Step 4: tie a string to a ice block.

Step 5: put the the string in the water.

Salt Crystals

Materials

1) salt

2) hot water

3) spoon

4) string 

5) ice block stick
6) paper cup

Process

Step 1: pour 1 cups of sugar in a paper cup.

Step 2: pour 4 tablespoons hot water in the cup.

Step 3: stir the salt water until the the salt is gone.

Step 4: tie a string to a ice block.

Step 5: put the the string 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
Sugar
Salt

What crystals worked out best and why?:

Conclusion:

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

Type	Explanation
Salt
Sugar
Snowflakes

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	7	Turquoise Rhodonite
Monoclinic	9
Orthombic	4
Trigonal	12
Hexagonal	8
Cubic	6
Tetragonal	10