How To Make Rock Candy- Easy Elementary School Science Fair Project

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My daughter and I had a great time making this recipe.   We decided to cook up an experiment to make homemade rock candy.  

All you need is:

1 paper clip
1 piece of string
1 popsicle stick
1 cup of water
3 cups of sugar (divided)
1 Glass Cup

This recipe requires the stove, so make sure an adult does everything that is hot.  

1. Have your child measure out 2 cups of sugar.

2. Bring water to a boil.

3. Add the 2 cups of sugar to boiling water and dissolve.

4. Have your child measure out 1 more cup of sugar.

5. Add the cup of sugar to boiling sugar/water solution and dissolve.  

6. Let solution cool for 10 minutes.

7. Tie one end of string on paper clip and the other end to popsicle stick.

8.  Poor solution into glass.

9. Drop the paper clip in glass and rest popsicle stick on top.

10. Cover with plastic.

It usually takes about 7 days to fully form the rock candy.  It is fun to watch them grow and check the progress daily.  

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