Borax makes it easy for your kids to experiment and grow crystals of their very own! Let’s experiment for Valentine’s Day and make heart crystals Gather your kids around the table for this fun ...

As the borax settles out, it bonds with other borax. It does this on “nucleation sites” (cracks, bumps or a pipe cleaner) and begins to form crystals. The crystals come together on the bottom and ...

Introduction Have you ever wondered how crystals are made? Crystals come in all different shapes and sizes. The purest and cleanest crystals, however, are usually also the ones that grow to be the ...

When you put the borax in boiling water it dissolved. The particles settle on the bottom of the jar and the pipe cleaner. When the water cools the borax goes back to its natural state. Why is each ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — It is almost Halloween so this weeks experiment is naturally fall themed. We're going to make pumpkin crystals using some everyday household items. The first thing to do is make a ...