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Growing Crystal Snowflakes<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Over winter break, Lewiston’s 4-H Community Central Science scientists\u00a0took advantage of the extra time for\u00a0science exploration.<\/p>\n

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Chenille stems floating in a Borax\/hot water suspension.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A suspension of\u00a0Borax in water was made. A suspension is a mixture that has solid particles that will separate. Hot water\u00a0was used\u00a0so the Borax would stay suspended in the water for a longer amount of time.<\/p>\n

Each young scientist made a shape for their snowflake out of chenille stem. This was held into the suspension by a pencil. As the water cooled, the Borax crystals clung to the snowflake shape. The next day, we had some awesome snowflakes!<\/p>\n

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Some of the finished snowflakes!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

These young scientists are\u00a0excited for new sessions to start in January: Happy 2016!<\/p>\n

For more information about Community Central, please contact Kristy L Ouellette, PI of the Maine 4-H Community Central Program\u00a0kristy.ouellette@maine.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Community Central a project funded by the USDA\u2019s Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR) Sustainable Community Projects\u00a0program.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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