Another science fair, and Nate's last one in Burton Valley. Nate chose to make crystals, which started off with a few false steps -- the initial sugar crystals wouldn't grow, and then a super-super saturated solution solidified overnight. He finally found the right mixture and successfully made crystals out of sugar, copper sulfate powder (thanks, Amazon), alum, and Epsom salt. He's still waiting to eat his sugar experiment. Julie chose to make clones out of three different cabbage heads, notating smell, spots, color, growth and decomposition on nice slices every day for over a week. That's a lot of data! In the end, she had half of her slices successfully begin cloning, and we'll be planting some of them in the ground before we head off for spring break.
