Keep Your Child’s Mind Active With This Fun Summer Experiment! Grow Crystals With Your Kids
A mentally sedentary summer can cause your child’s learning to stagnate and backslide, erasing the equivalent of as much as two months of in-school learning. But you can have fun with your kid this summer and help them learn at the same time. Take this project from sciencebob.com for example, which demonstrates how geodes are formed in real life, and gives a primer on the science of crystals. The results are stunning! All you need are some clean eggshells, water, several different soluble materials (salt, sugar, baking soda, borax, cream of tartar), coffee cups, spoons, food coloring, and egg cartons. First, crack the eggs as close to the narrow end as possible. Then, clean the eggshells in hot water, which allows you to pull the skin out of the inside. Place the shells in an egg carton lined with wax paper to hold them upright. Boil the water and pour half a cup into each coffee mug, followed by ¼ cup of one of
the soluble materials, stirring until it dissolves. Keep adding the solid slowly u the water is supersaturated — this simply means that the water has absorbe it can and any additional solid won’t dissolve. Then, add food coloring to the solutions. See what creative color combination your child can come up with. Carefully pour the solution into an eggshell, filling it as full as you can without the solution overflowing or the egg tipping over. As the water evaporates (be patient!) crystals will begin to form inside the eggshells. But how? As the water is heated, it expands, allowing more space for the dissolved solution. When it cools and evaporates, that space goes away, and solids are forced to become solid again. See, science is fun and educational! Check out further science experiments sciencebob.com , sciencekids.co.nz , or redtri.com/classic-science-experimen
Rick Leonard Cheryl McMichael Employee Highlight Client Testimonial
“Thirty years of quality equipment, quality parts, and service from quality people! This will be 31 years of farming, and I have not had anything but positive experiences with KSR Equipment.
Cheryl McMichael is the service writer for our Streator location. She has been a part of the KSR family since 2004. Cheryl’s background includes working at her parent’s forklift company in various departments up until her arrival here. Cheryl has one son and one daughter and resides in Peru, Illinois. Her hobbies include home renovation, crafts, yardwork, and spending time with her dog, Rufus.
“I’ve always received good customer service from the sales, service, and parts departments. I’ve also been satisfied with every piece of equipment I’ve bought. Every time I trade up, there’s always an improvement in the quality and efficiency of the product. I’m always impressed with the features of each piece I purchase, whether it be for my farming operations or home use. “I’d recommend KSR to anybody. I don’t have any complaints — and I can complain!”
Since Cheryl McMichael has joined KSR Streator as a service writer, she has quickly become an extremely valuable asset to our daily functions. Her steady, calm demeanor provides stability and consistency in our customer experience. Over the years, her adaptability has allowed her to assist in service management, handle customer inquiries, coordinate billing, and delegate service work to techs. KSR tries to make sure we are the dealer that you can trust for an honest, consistent, and courteous customer experience that provides value, and Cheryl McMichael embodies these qualities for KSR on a daily basis.
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