All it takes to grow a wonderful crystal garden are a couple of rocks, some ingredients that may discovered at your native grocery retailer, and a little persistence.
Your child will be delighted when the first crystals seem, making it the right experiment for a younger chemist to study atoms, molecules, and how patterns form. Dr. Helmenstine holds a Ph.D. in biomedical sciences and is a science writer, educator, and consultant. She has taught science programs at the highschool, college, and graduate levels. …