Science Experiment Making Crystals

Year 5 have been studying states of matter and the properties of solids, liquids, and gases. 

The students were given sugar syrup which was made from mixing solid sugar crystals with water and heated before the lesson by their wonderful Science teacher Mrs Brigham. The sugar crystals dissolved into the liquid. The cooled mixture was placed in containers and food colouring and a sugar-coated toothpick added. Daily observations were made and recorded. As the water evaporated the sugar stuck to the sugar-coated toothpick and the sugar returned to its solid state. There was lots of excitement watching the crystals form.