Our Christmas Science Experiment Revealed!
Here is the result of our Christmas science experiment -- crystals. First, Grace and Jack shaped pipe cleaners into different shapes. To make the crystals Grace and Jack made a saturated solution of Borax: 3 tablespoons of Borax to every 1 cup of hot water. They poured the Borax solution into glass jars. Grace and Jack used food coloring to color several jars of the Borax solution in order to make colored crystals. We then attached a string to the pipe cleaner shapes and hung them in the jars of the Borax solution using craft sticks, which were placed on top of the jars. The jars were placed in a cool location overnight and the next morning we discovered beautiful crystals inside of the jars! Grace and Jack hung the crystals on our Christmas tree this morning and they are so sparkly.
Here are some of Grace and Jack's Borax crystals. The picture does not capture how truly sparkly they are. This was a fun experiment for Grace and Jack to learn about crystals and how they are formed! We also ended up with beautiful decorations for our Christmas tree.
Here is the result of our Christmas science experiment -- crystals. First, Grace and Jack shaped pipe cleaners into different shapes. To make the crystals Grace and Jack made a saturated solution of Borax: 3 tablespoons of Borax to every 1 cup of hot water. They poured the Borax solution into glass jars. Grace and Jack used food coloring to color several jars of the Borax solution in order to make colored crystals. We then attached a string to the pipe cleaner shapes and hung them in the jars of the Borax solution using craft sticks, which were placed on top of the jars. The jars were placed in a cool location overnight and the next morning we discovered beautiful crystals inside of the jars! Grace and Jack hung the crystals on our Christmas tree this morning and they are so sparkly.
Here are some of Grace and Jack's Borax crystals. The picture does not capture how truly sparkly they are. This was a fun experiment for Grace and Jack to learn about crystals and how they are formed! We also ended up with beautiful decorations for our Christmas tree.
1 comment:
Really beautiful handmade decorations for your Christmas tree. On a somewhat related topic, I think I'll never be able to watch the ending to one of my all time favorite movies and not be reminded of Grace.
Movie clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcMgt3JQDxw
Love, Uncle Adam
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