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Saturday, February 19, 2011

Gianormous Squishy Crystals

This week for our science experiment we made Gianormous Squishy Crystals.... the girls loved this fun project. You will need: a teaspoon of polyacrylamide crystals, a test tube (or glass) and some warm water. To start the project put the crystals in a test tube or glass and add 5 ML of warm water... put it aside for 15 minutes.... repeat until the water is no longer absorbed (we did ours for over an hour and they got huge!!)

After putting in a Teaspoon of polyacrylamide crystals, we added in 5 ML of warm water and set the test tube aside for 15 Minutes...After 15 minutes-
Adding 5 ML of warm water to the forming crystals
After 45 Minutes-
Although the crystals appear to be hard...they are actual soft and squish-ish...The girls had fun playing with the crystals. I had them try and break them apart, bounce them, slide them and squish them around.
The girls found that they were slippery, squishy and hard to break...bounced great...
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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 20, 2011 at 4:33 AM

    What a super fun science experiment!!

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  2. An Almost Unschooling MomFebruary 20, 2011 at 6:59 AM

    Are those the same crystals from the garden section - used to keep arid lawns green?

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  3. PhyllisFebruary 20, 2011 at 10:08 AM

    Fun investigations! I like your photos.

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  4. DarceyFebruary 20, 2011 at 3:19 PM

    That looks fun. What a neat science experiment. I've linked up to your post on my weekly favorites here: http://play2grow.blogspot.com/2011/02/weekly-favorites-for-february-20-2011.html

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  5. TiciaMarch 5, 2011 at 9:04 PM

    I'm curious what those crystals are as well. At first I was thinking diaper stuffing, but it doesn't act like that at all.

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