science experiment that's beautiful to behold as ... Let stand at room temperature, undisturbed, until crystals form on sticks and rock candy is desired size, 5 to 14 days. Every few days, break ...

The experiment is simply done ... creatures in ways more delicate than any other form of fossilization. Rock candy on a stick? You call that kid science? Let’s see some style!

The rock candy experiment teaches students about the scientific process of nucleation and crystallization when sugar molecules in a saturated solution bond together and grow into the hard candy.

Rock chemistry, loose sediment and winds likely play a role. But the stone forests largely form while submerged under water, and the simplicity of the candy experiment helps explain the basic ...