Crystal Science Experiment
This Crystal Science Experiment is a super way to bring some STEM activities into the holiday. While we love Candy-Free Valentines, we have fun with hands-on experiments. For more Valentines Crafts click here. This crystal activity can be customized with different shapes and letters.
Supplies needed for the Crystal Heart:
- Borax – sold by the box in cleaning aisle of stores
- Boiling water
- Glass container – I used an old vase, but Mason jars would work too
- Stick – anything you have works (pencil, chopsticks, ruler)
- String
- Pipe Cleaners
- Food coloring (optional) – we dyed our solution a little pink/red for the above results.
Simple Crystal Heart Science Experiment Directions:
- Make your design (heart) from pipe cleaners.
- Attach the pipe cleaner to a stick with a piece of string. This will allow the heart to dangle in the solution.
- Boil 1 point of water and mix it with 1/3 cup of Borax. Pour into tall glass container.
- Lower pipe cleaner design into the water mix. Let it stay for 3 hours or overnight.
- Remove, dry and display.
- Enjoy!
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this is awesome!!!!’. we have never done anything with borax before! this looks so easy! thanks!
Great activity! Thanks for sharing!
Can you make multiples in the same jar?? I love this and want to do it with my class but I’d hate to try doing several in one jar and it mess up! Thanks!!
Sure! I don’t think I’d do it in a jar though. Maybe a deep pan or bucket with dowel rods across the top? That would work!
what do you mean by One Point of water??? I want to try this with my school age class …. Thanks sounds like a very interesting activity… Thank You
oops typo!
Should read:
Boil 1 pint of water and mix it with 1/3 cup of Borax. Pour into tall glass container.