How Do You Make Sugar Crystals For Kids?
Making sugar crystals, or rock candy, is one of the most exciting (and tasty) science experiments a child can do. The child learns how small crystals form into a larger one as the molecules line up when heated and cooled. Doing sugar crystal experiments with your children will bring back grade-school memories of when you performed the exact same task. If you’ve forgotten the procedure, don’t sweat it; chances are you already have all the materials in your home. A jar, a string, sugar and water are the only things needed to make some sweet, tasty science. Tie a string around the middle of a pencil and place the pencil across the top of a large jar. Make sure that the string dangling from the pencil is long enough to almost touch the bottom of the jar. Cut the string if necessary. Remove the string and pencil from the jar. Pour 1 cup of water into the jar and place it in the microwave. Set the power level to high, and microwave for 2 minutes. The water must come to a boil, so if 2 minute
