Crystal Making

Yesterday was an exciting day in our classroom!  Our friend, Oakley, came to show us what she has been working on for her STEM fair project!  We got to make our very own borax crystals!  Here is the recipe we used.

1 cup of hot water
3 tablespoons Borax
String
Skewer (or pencil)
Pipe Cleaners
Large cup

First we got really hot water and put it into the cup.  Then we stirred in the Borax until it was mostly dissolved.  Then, we made snowflakes out of the pipe cleaners and tied them with the string to a skewer (or a pencil).  We made sure the pipe cleaners weren't touching the bottom or sides of the cup.  Then we let them sit overnight.  When we came today our crystals were formed! 

If you want to make your own, but don't have Borax, you can use sugar or salt!  If you use salt, use 1/2 cup of hot water and 1/2 cup of salt.  For sugar crystals, use 3 cups of sugar and one cup of hot water.

We hope you have fun making crystals at home!