In science the past couple of weeks we have been learning about weather; solids, liquids & gases; and crystals. I thought I'd combine them all with a cool experiment on growing our very own crystal snowflakes! These grow overnight, as apposed to other crystal making kits out there.
Check it the directions at http://chemistry.about.com/cs/howtos/ht/boraxsnowflake.htm We had so much fun...isn't that what school is supposed to be? :)
Tip: If you want the snowflakes to be colored, you have to add a lot of food coloring. We added a couple drops to each and the water appeared dark, but the crystals came out only slightly colored. My camera doesn't show the detail very well. These are much prettier in person!
Looks like a fun experiment.
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