Need:
Potash Alum
pencil
2 clear jars/beakers
1/2 cup of hot water
string
paper towle/coffee filter cup
instructions:
Pour hot water into a jar
pour in potash alum till its disolves
cover the jar with a paper towel to prevent dust from getting in
let it sit there for a couple of minutes till it starts to settle at the bottom of the jar
Small crystals will from called "seed" crystals
pour the saturated water into a diffrent jar
take the biggest and best one
tie one side of the string to the "seed"
and the other side to a pencil
place the pencil ontop of the jar with the string hanging
adjust the string so the seed won't touch the jar at all
cover there jar with paper towel
the seed will start growing into a crystal
grow it as big as you want!
Tips:
Check on it every day and remove other crystals growing in the jar
you can add food coloring to the saturated water
make sure it's POWDERED POTASH ALUM
Potash Alum
pencil
2 clear jars/beakers
1/2 cup of hot water
string
paper towle/coffee filter cup
instructions:
Pour hot water into a jar
pour in potash alum till its disolves
cover the jar with a paper towel to prevent dust from getting in
let it sit there for a couple of minutes till it starts to settle at the bottom of the jar
Small crystals will from called "seed" crystals
pour the saturated water into a diffrent jar
take the biggest and best one
tie one side of the string to the "seed"
and the other side to a pencil
place the pencil ontop of the jar with the string hanging
adjust the string so the seed won't touch the jar at all
cover there jar with paper towel
the seed will start growing into a crystal
grow it as big as you want!
Tips:
Check on it every day and remove other crystals growing in the jar
you can add food coloring to the saturated water
make sure it's POWDERED POTASH ALUM