With Tropical Storm Fay going through our area this past weekend, we had a lot of "indoor time" at our house. So, instead of watching movies, I thought I'd try a fun science experiment with the kids.We tried to make rock candy...
I remember doing this as a kid, but hadn't thought to try it until recently. Click HERE to get the recipe. I used a recipe that called for 2 cups of water and 4 cups of sugar and the results were not as good. Though I haven't tried this exact recipe, I can only imagine it will work out better. However, not only did ours teach a science concept, but it also taught patience... and if at first you don't succeed - try, try again (or until you run out of sugar)!
Here's what you need to make Rock Candy:
- 4 cups sugar
- 1 cup water
- medium saucepan
- food coloring
- clean glass jar or cup
- string or wooden skewers
- pencil
Ours pretty much didn't crystallize except for a little on the top. Here's what we started out looking like... I didn't have any string, so we used skewers and twist-tied them to wooden spoons. If you've done this with success before, please do share your tips!!
I don't have an "after" photo since it pretty much still looks like this 2 days later...If you have a neat science experiment that you'd like to share, please leave a comment or link to it through Mister Linky below. If you choose to post on your blog with a link, I hope that you will link back to my post here.
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