Salt Crystal Garden

Today in MSED we started the process of making a crystal garden. The supplies we needed were: a plate, 3 sponges, a piece of charcoal, 2 pipe cleaners, 2 tablespoons of water, 2 tablespoons of salt, and 2 tablespoons of Mrs. Stewart's Bluing solution. 

After you need to smash the charcoal into small pieces. Arrange the sponges and charcoal on the plate. Next you need to intertwine the pipe cleaners into the pile.

Next mix the 2 tablespoons of water, 2 tablespoons of salt, and 2 tablespoons of Mrs. Stewart's Bluing solution in a beaker. After the solution is properly mixed, pour it onto the pile (of sponges, charcoal, and pipe cleaners). Lastly, place the plate in the window and let settle.