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(More customer reviews)I bought this as an incentive for my kids to do well in school. If they had a good week they could make a geode. Once one of my kids had earned their geode, we opened the box and read the instructions. There is a LOT involved in making these. Everything you need is NOT contained in the box.
Extra items needed but NOT included are: 1)Kitchen Scale 2)Measuring spoons and cups 3)old saucepan no longer used for food 4)rocks of various sizes 5)plastic storage containers 6)rubber gloves 7)plastic wrap 8)thermometer 9)aluminum foil 10)black and brown shoe wax or shine 11)file or grinding paper 12)hammer 13)goggles 14) magnifying glass 15) flashlight
I more than doubled the cost of buying this kit to get the extra items we needed. It also takes a LONG time to make the geode. First you have to make the "seed crystals" for your geode. You have to cook the crystal solution and wait for 10 days for the crystals to grow. After 10 days you remove the small crystals and let them dry to use later for your geode. Then you make the plaster shell for your geode. While it is still wet you push the seed crystals into the plaster, add the crystal solution and wait another 10 days for your crystals to grow in the geode.
It is a cool science experiment, but ended up being WAY more involved than I had realized.
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Discover the forces of nature that create crystals deep inside the earth. Grow a spectacular collection of 13 mineral specimens with diameters of 2" to 8"! Dazzling crystal sculptures and geodes look like rubies, emeralds, quartz and amber. Simply dissolve pre-mixed powders in hot water, sparkling crystals will start to grow in hours.
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