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Creating Salt Crystals

Creating Salt Crystals

There is something fascinating about taking common objects and creating something new with them. My son and I had a great time experimenting with rocks, salt, and water to see what would happen.

Ages:
4 - 9
Est. Time:
<30 mins

How we did it:

Materials List

  1. salt (1/4 cup)
  2. water (1/2 cup)
  3. rocks / stones (5)
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    We started by heating up the water in a pot on the stove on high.

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    Then we added the salt to the mixture.

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    The next step was to stir the salt and water until there was only a little salt left in the pan. I stuck right by my son's side as he stirred as I do any time he is working on the stove. As he gets older, I will back off a little, but for now I stay right beside him.

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    While I gave the salt mixture a final stir or two, my son placed the five stones into a shallow pan.

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    I then poured the hot liquid over the stones. Eventually, crystals started to form--how exciting!

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