Crystals

Home
General Information
X-Ray Crystallography
Special Crystals
Quartz Crystals
Biology
Growing Crystals
Teacher Resources and Lesson Plans
Content Standards
Credits
All true solids have a crystal structure.  What is a crystal?  What are the different crystal systems?  Find directions for growing your own crystals.  Learn about liquid crystals and gel crystals.  Find out how the study of biological crystals is important in protein research., medicine, and the food industry.

While this site is aimed primarily toward high school students, there is much here that is also appropriate for interested junior high, middle school, and even upper elementary students.