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Mother's Day Science or Spring Craft and Activity Make a Borax Ornament

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My students loved creating borax ornaments!! This is a highly engaging lab and my 5th graders loved it!
Such a great activity leading to winter break. It allowed my students to review solutions and chemical reactions as well.
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Description

This arts and crafts hands on science activity lab with worksheets is perfect for any time of the year including during Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Spring, Easter, Winter, the Holidays, New Years, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day as well as an end of the school year activity!! Your upper elementary, middle, or high school students will enjoy this amazing and engaging science experiment in which they grow a beautiful crystal craft overnight! Students can hang them on a tree, display anywhere in their home, or give away to someone special! Great for upper elementary or middle school! This product includes Spring, Easter, Christmas, Winter, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Halloween, and Christmas versions! All for one low price so grab it before it goes up to access all versions!

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Product includes:

  • easy to follow directions
  • a simple fill-in-the-blank worksheet explaining the crystallization process
  • an answer key
  • teacher tips for successful ornament/craft-making
  • "Halloween" version
  • "Thanksgiving" version
  • "Christmas" version
  • "Winter" version
  • "Valentine's Day" version
  • "St. Patrick's Day" version
  • "Easter" version
  • "Spring" version
  • "Mother's Day" version

Simple Materials Needed per student: 1-2 pipe cleaners, glass or plastic cup, 3 Tbsp of Borax (40 g), 1 cup of very hot water (250 mL), popsicle stick or pencil, 6 inches (15 cm) of string or thread, spoon, goggles

Overview: Students shape pipe cleaners into holiday ornaments or other shapes depending on the season or holiday such as icicles, snowflakes, snowmen, pumpkins, flowers, etc., submerge the ornaments in the Borax solution overnight, and take it out to dry the next day.

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