Science Festival Activities
Welcome to our Crystal Adventures, our hands-on crystallography activities for kids! Together we would like to take you on an adventure to explore the wonders of crystals with activities involving sugar, chocolate, snow and Lego. Our Crystal Adventures form part of the Cambridge Festival. Together we will explore what crystals are, what they look like, how they grow and discover what’s inside them.
On this page you will find four activities, starting with our Molecules at Home activity which introduces you to three crystals that are hiding in our homes, all you need to do is find them!
But, before we start, lets go on a short journey together to discover what a crystal is through this short video…
Welcome to the Crystal Adventures
What is a crystal? What is a database? Find out in this short video