Alum Crystals

This week we are growing alum crystals. A friend of the family asked us to take this on as a homeschooling science project. She needs them for decorating purposes. Our goal is to grow them the size of golf balls.

I have asked the our homeschooling friends at the DC Learning Partners to join us. Eight families have committed to starting their crystals this week.

Here is a list of what we needed:
Alum (found in the spice section of your grocery store)
Water
String
Oil
Small Jars
Pencils
Measuring spoons and cups

This is a video of Nasiru guiding us through the project.



We post the outcome of the crystals and more pictures soon.