Salt Crystals

There is something fascinating about taking common objects and creating something new with them. My son and I had a great time experimenting with rocks, salt, and water to see what would happen.

Materials

• salt (1/4 cup)
• water (1/2 cup)
• rocks / stones (5)

Directions

1. We started by heating up the water in a pot on the stove on high.
2. Then we added the salt to the mixture.
3. The next step was to stir the salt and water until there was only a little salt left in the pan. I stuck right by my son's side as he stirred as I do any time he is working on the stove. As he gets older, I will back off a little, but for now I stay right beside him.
4. While I gave the salt mixture a final stir or two, my son placed the five stones into a shallow pan.
5. I then poured the hot liquid over the stones. Eventually, crystals started to form--how exciting!