Godes home made

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Teaching my daughter about our rocks and crystals and how they are

formed, we are doing this. I thought I'd share.

 

Geodes are limestone rocks with quartz crystals growing in their

center....ordinary on the outside, spectacular on the inside.

 

Ingredients:

waterborax* (Mule Team 99 is one brand)

clean egg shells halves

egg carton

waxed paper

 

Directions:

1. Create a super-saturated solution of borax and water -- fill a jar with

boiling water then add borax one tablespoon at a time until no more will

dissolve. This will be about three tablespoons per cup of boiling water.

2. Place small pieces of waxed paper in the egg carton sections.

3. Set the clean egg shell halves in the carton on top of the waxed paper.

4. Pour a small amount of the super-saturated borax solution into the egg

shell halves.

5. In a few days, or less, crystals will form inside the shell.

 

*You can use other solids to make super-saturated solutions with. The ones

that I've used are:

table salt, rock salt, sugar, baking soda, and Epsom salts.

Each of these will create a different looking crystal and will require a

different ratio of water to solid, and will require a different number of

days to form. Makes an interesting science project.

 

 

 

 

 

~Linda in Florida~ Happy Halloween

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