This week in the after-school club we created our own crystals. That’s right… Crystals! By mixing together a few simple household ingredients and adding a touch of color, we were able to create both large and small salt crystals in our very own refrigerator! I asked our second graders to recall what they had learned earlier in the year about mixtures and solutions, and they did so with ease. They were able to inform each of us that, since the salt dissolves in the water, it was actually a solution, and not just a mixture. What an awesome moment! We left our solutions in the fridge overnight and will reveal the crystals to the students next Tuesday, but for now here’s a sneak peak into what a few of them look like!