This experiment demonstrates how crystals form through a process called crystallization. You'll create a supersaturated solution and watch as beautiful crystal structures grow over several days, ...

Polishing the crystals to make them optically cleaner would be a good next step, as would perhaps growing even larger crystals.

Through the experiment, we want to answer the question “What are the best conditions for growing crystals?” And we’re now looking for schools, groups and individuals to take part. The experiment, ...

Borax makes it easy for your kids to experiment and grow crystals of their very own! Let’s experiment for Valentine’s Day and ...

Wait about 24 hours, and don’t disrupt the jar as the crystal snowflake grows. At that point, you can take the snowflake out of the jar and dry it off! This experiment can also be done with ...

The rest of the process happens more or less naturally, as crystals begin to form in the saturated solution. And boy, did they grow — long, prismatic lime-green crystals, with a beautiful ...

“Growing crystals means they can take a break from ... Not only is “patience” one of the keys to the success of the home experiment, so is a creativity. While some students choose to make ...

University of Houston video—the first of its kind—shows how cholesterol crystals grow inside a tiny fluid device using a mix of alcohol and water. Over 20 minutes, a thin crystal forms as ...

If you’re interested in exploring crystal growth further, check out the results of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s 2014 Global Experiment. People all over the world tried growing crystals to ...