Learning Target: I can select and use the right tools to take scientific measurement during labs.

Supplies Needed

• 6" wood skewers or string

• Pint-Sized Wide-Mouth Mason Jars or glasses

• Food Coloring

• Clothespins

• Granulated Sugar

• Candy Flavoring, optional

• 3-Quart Saucepan

• Warm Water

The following are the steps you need in order to make your rocks:

1) Gather your materials

2) Tie a piece of string that measures 2 inches above your jar to the bottom of the jar and tie to the pencil

3) Fill your glass jar with 1 cup boiling water, Water will be provided for you by your teacher.

4) Start adding your sugar, one spoonful at a time. Keep adding sugar until it starts to accumulate at the bottom of the container and won’t dissolve even with more stirring. This means your solution is saturated. You need a saturated solution for your crystals to grow quickly.

5) Place a small piece of paper over the top of your jar. Take a piece small enough to just cover the top of you container and cut a line in the paper to slide your string through. This will prevent any foreign objects from getting in your jar.

6) Check on you crystals everyday for a week. Note your observations in the Google Form below.

***complete the lab sheet as you work through the lab***