Maple syrup is deliciously gooey and great on breakfast foods like pancakes and waffles. But it has another amazing property. It can form crystals under the right circumstances, and the crystals change in size and shape, depending on temperature. In this science fair project, you will discover how to make crystals out of maple sugar, and study how their growth is affected by temperature.

Concepts

candy, crystal formation, glucose, precipitation, sugar, food science

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Additional Tags

cooking and food science, fructose, maple syrup, science fair project, sucrose, science buddies

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)