Title: An exploration in growing hybrid crystals.

By: Ellen, Kaavya, Michelle, Sophie, and Tejas

Rationale: Crystalsare very important in science for various reasons. One of the major
reasons is that they give us information about the structure of compounds. In biology
crystals of proteins and larger compounds also give an idea of what they are made of
which help scientists further understand the functions of the molecules.
What we know from our research:

1.Crystallography is the scientific study of crystals and their formation.

2. In crystal growth, combinations of light intensity, light color, electric current,
sound, the direction of these, plus the shape and size (frequency pattern) of the
container or room, will all affect the final characteristics and energy potentials of a
desired stone.

3. In recent experiments have shown that crystals grow five times faster when their
supersaturated solution is subjected to frequencies of 10 to 100 cycles a second.

4. Because warmth is key to forming crystals, the jar's surroundings should be

warm also for optimum crystal growth. Warm air temperature aids evaporation,
causing the crystals to grow more quickly. Crystals will still grow in cooler
temperatures, but it will take much longer for the to evaporate.

5. During the growth process, crystals are also highly susceptible to consciousness
imprinting, whereby the meditations, through-patterns, healing energy or
bioelectric field identity of the grower may be enjoined within the crystalline
structure and memory.
Sites we used for research:

https://www.thoughtco.com/chemicals-for-growing-crystals-607651

https://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-the-types-of-crystals/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2u3jn3CuEA

https://www.google.com/search?q=is+copper+sulfate+toxic&rlz=1C1GGRV_enUS813US813&oq=is+cop
per+sulfate+toxic&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i60l3j0l2.15522j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

http://www.crystalsandrocks.com/facts_about_crystals_and_gemstones

Our Hypothesis:

We think that it won’t work and that the chemicals may separate. We think that copper sulfate and alum
won’t work because one is more saturated then the other.

Materials:
 1. Hot water (NT)
2. Mason jar (NT)
3. Mixing spoon (NT)
4. Food coloring (NT)
5. Copper Sulfate (T)
6. Magnesium Sulfate (NT)
7. Sodium chloride (NT)
8. Potassium Alum (cubic shape) (T)
i. `Alum (NT)
Steps of our experiment:

1. Create saturated solution for crystals Calcium Chloride, Potassium Alum, Sodium Chloride,
Magnesium Sulfate, and Copper sulfate.
2. Mix two chemicals together in one jar for one minute. Mix quickly. How we will put it in first we will
pour one jar into the other.
3. Repeat after one week
4. Do this 3 times to have a big crystal.

Our Results:

Magnesium sulfate and Copper sulfate and Sodium chloride and

sodium chloride: Aluminum Potassium Aluminum Potassium
sulfate: Sulfate:

Names of experts we contacted:

shaw@eps.harvard.edu

daniel_schrag@harvard.edu
Conclusion:

Looking at our results, it is clear that our original hypothesis was wrong. One way we know that our
hypothesis was wrong is that the crystals actually grew really efficiently. We think this happened because
the chemicals blended really well.

Another interesting thing that happened was that the aluminum potassium sulfate and the sodium chloride
crystals grew in a star formation. I think this was because the chemicals blended in a certain way to form
that shape. In conclusion, it turns out that we were wrong. If I were to do this again, two things I would
change would be the different types of chemicals we use and make more crystals.