Following a recipe is essentially the same as running an experiment, and the best part is that you get to eat the delicious result. This project is no exception. Making rock candy is easy—it ...

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 ...