Grow Your Own Crystal Candy! Try this sweet experiment and then tell us what you discover!   What You Need: sugar warm water string pie pan bowl wax paper spoon Question: How do crystals grow? 1. First, dissolve the sugar in a bowl of warm water. Keep adding sugar until no more can dissolve. 2. Then, lay the string in the pie pan. The ends of the string should hang over the edges of the pie pan. 3. Spoon the sugar water over the string. Don't fill the pan too much. You want the sugar water to be a thin layer in the pan. 4. Now set a piece of wax paper loosely over the pan. 5. Let the sugar water sit until it evaporates. 6. When the water has dried up lift the string out of the pan. 7. You have just made your own rock candy! Enjoy! A Scientific Explanation When scientist observe the natural world they take measurements and observe specific details about their trip in the field. Sugar is made of crystals. The arrangement, or pattern, of its atoms forms a crystal's shape. Crystals make flat faces that are attached to each other at certain angles. Each crystal face has it's own shape and angle. EXTRA! EXTRA! Tint the sugar water with food coloring to make your rock candy more exciting! When the water had evaporated it made pretty rock candy and it was VERY sweet! Thanks! - Erin F. I found it very interesting to watch the water evaporate -- that was so cool. I enjoyed doing it. - Karli M. My discovery is that it was good and sweet. My friend and my aunt said I did good job. It was blue and when I did it the last time, it was red. - John B. It's really interesting. When i formed the rock candy, my favorite part was tasting it. It was delicous. Thanks for having such a interesting experiment! - Cindy L. I discovered that it was a lot of fun working on it. My sister liked it a lot because she likes candy. This was a good experiment, thanks. - Karina M. I discovered that when you are making the candy, it gets really shiny and hard. Besides using the food coloring, you can dip it in water. - Raven M. I made pink rock candy. And, if you boil the water with your parents' help, you can make the sugar dissolve faster and make a gigantic rock candy! - Steph B.