Science Festival Activities

Welcome to our Crystal Adventures! 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, and together we will explore what crystals are, what they look like, how they grow and discover what’s inside them.

In this page you will find four activities that start with our Molecules at Home activity which will introduce you to three crystals that are hiding in our houses, 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 in our short video…


Welcome to the Crystal Adventures

 

 

 

What is a crystal? What is a database? Find out in this short video

Let the Adventure Begin!

Molecules at Home

Detective needed: molecules wanted! Chemical substances are hiding in plain sight in our houses: can you help us find them?

Crystals of Sugar

Have you ever wondered how you can grow your very own sugar crystals at home?

Chocolate and Lego

Chocolate and Lego: it sounds like the perfect plan for the afternoon.

Make Your Own Snow

When we think of crystals we often think of beautiful snowflakes.

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In this activity we will use Lego walls to help us understand crystals and polymorphism, the phenomenon that causes chocolate to lose its snap.

When we think of crystals we often think of beautiful snowflakes.

Welcome to our Crystal Adventures! Together we would like to take you on an adventure to explore the wonders of crystals.

Have you ever wondered how you can grow your very own sugar crystals at home?

Why is new chocolate shinier than old chocolate? What is the white powdery layer observed on old chocolate?

In this activity we will use Lego walls to help us understand crystals and polymorphism, the phenomenon that causes chocolate to lose its snap.

When we think of crystals we often think of beautiful snowflakes.

Welcome to our Crystal Adventures! Together we would like to take you on an adventure to explore the wonders of crystals.

Have you ever wondered how you can grow your very own sugar crystals at home?