Happy Tuesday!
I am posting a bit late today, but it is still Tuesday so here we go...
Today's "Try-It" is Growing Crystals.
This is a very cool science activity that is super easy to do.
The magic ingredient for crystal growing in Mrs. Stewart's Bluing. We followed the directions which were attached to the bluing. you can follow our directions below or check our Mrs. Stewart's Bluing website at: http://www.mrsstewart.com/pages/scginstructions.htm
Materials You Need:
A glass or plastic bowl or a deep tray
Charcoal briquettes and/or a sponge and/or a porous stone and/or a brick
Water
Table Salt
Mrs. Stewart's Liquid Bluing (I found ours at the feed store)
Ammonia
On the FIRST DAY:
Mix together 2 T water, 2T salt and 2T of bluing
Pour it over the base of the material you chose for growing your
crystals. Place your tray or bowl in a well-ventilated area and
out of the reach of children. It is wonderful if you have a place that the children can see the experiment but the bluing is not something
you want them to be able to touch.
On the SECOND DAY:
Add 2T salt
On the THIRD DAY:
Pour into the bottom of the bowl (not directly on the base material)
two tablespoons each of salt, water, and Mrs. Stewart’s Bluing.
By the fourth day you should see some pretty impressive crystals forming. If you would like to amp it up a bit you can add two tablespoons of household ammonia.
If you want your crystals to continue to grow you can repeat step three every few days. Crystals should continue to grow for as long as you keep adding to the tray.
There are a few variations to this experiment and there are a variety of things you can use as your base to grow them - our wonderful Ms. April set up this experiment using charcoal, clay (with pipe cleaners stuck in it) and a sponge. Once the tray was prepared the tray was set in the window of the science area. The children and Ms. April also made a second tray (identical set-up) and placed it in the refrigerator. Each day the children would check to see how the Crystals were progressing and they could record their findings in their Science Journals.
Try-It!!!
We would love for you to post and let us know how your garden grew!!
I am posting a bit late today, but it is still Tuesday so here we go...
Today's "Try-It" is Growing Crystals.
This is a very cool science activity that is super easy to do.
The magic ingredient for crystal growing in Mrs. Stewart's Bluing. We followed the directions which were attached to the bluing. you can follow our directions below or check our Mrs. Stewart's Bluing website at: http://www.mrsstewart.com/pages/scginstructions.htm
Materials You Need:
A glass or plastic bowl or a deep tray
Charcoal briquettes and/or a sponge and/or a porous stone and/or a brick
Water
Table Salt
Mrs. Stewart's Liquid Bluing (I found ours at the feed store)
Ammonia
On the FIRST DAY:
Mix together 2 T water, 2T salt and 2T of bluing
Pour it over the base of the material you chose for growing your
crystals. Place your tray or bowl in a well-ventilated area and
out of the reach of children. It is wonderful if you have a place that the children can see the experiment but the bluing is not something
you want them to be able to touch.
On the SECOND DAY:
Add 2T salt
On the THIRD DAY:
Pour into the bottom of the bowl (not directly on the base material)
two tablespoons each of salt, water, and Mrs. Stewart’s Bluing.
By the fourth day you should see some pretty impressive crystals forming. If you would like to amp it up a bit you can add two tablespoons of household ammonia.
If you want your crystals to continue to grow you can repeat step three every few days. Crystals should continue to grow for as long as you keep adding to the tray.
There are a few variations to this experiment and there are a variety of things you can use as your base to grow them - our wonderful Ms. April set up this experiment using charcoal, clay (with pipe cleaners stuck in it) and a sponge. Once the tray was prepared the tray was set in the window of the science area. The children and Ms. April also made a second tray (identical set-up) and placed it in the refrigerator. Each day the children would check to see how the Crystals were progressing and they could record their findings in their Science Journals.
Try-It!!!
We would love for you to post and let us know how your garden grew!!
