This is a great little video project for kids using a crystal growing kit. The one we used was called Shangri-La and came from John Lewis a while ago, but there are plenty of similar kits around. As well as the kit, you will need a webcam, time lapse software and video editing software (we used free software).
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| Magic Garden - just one example of many crystal growing kits available |
All you need to do is assemble the kit, setup your camera and software, pour on the special liquids and leave for about 10 hours.
Once the wait is over, import the photos into the video editing software, edit, save and play.
For this one, we used the Microsoft Lifecam Studio webcam, Yawcam software (free) and Windows Live Movie Maker. Instructions for using Yawcam can be found on my website here. Movie Maker is a free download for Windows 7 and is very simple to use. Earlier versions of Windows shipped with (imho) a better but more complicated version of Movie Maker. I will be adding more time lapse ideas to my website soon.
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