We made rock candy to illustrate the principles of crystal formation and supersaturated solutions.
Examples of crystalline solids are sugar, sugar candy, or rock candy.
Make rock candy to demonstrate how crystals develop in magma.
Using magnifiers, students compare and contrast sugar cubes and rock candy.
It is sold as a powder or in small chunks which resemble rock candy.
British Dictionary definitions for rock candy
rock candy
noun
1.
(US & Canadian) a hard candy, typically a long brightly-coloured peppermint-flavoured stick, sold esp in holiday resorts Also called (in Britain and certain other countries) rock