One of the staples of kitchen chemistry for kids is making sugar crystals or rock candy. Why not? It is educational and it tastes good, too. [Science with Screens] has a different kind of crystal ...

Make sure your solution is saturated To create crystals, you need to heat a liquid and mix in a soluble solid (one that dissolves, such as a sugar or salt) until no more of the solid can be dissolved.

For example, even using utensils or pots that are not completely clean can also cause sugar crystals to form. The tricky part ...

but I get that they're making energy from biomass products, which is cool). The Florida Crystals sugar company is no stranger to renewable energy. The company claims it has reduced dependence on ...