give me other reason why sand is a good material to have around a lighted candle?
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Because sand has such a high melting point that should a spark come from the candle the sand will absorb the heat rather than burn.
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I have worked in day cares and I have found that if you put the sand out and keep it out all the time. (in its separate box) the children get use to it. Sand is front to play with wet but will have to be changed often. I would Put seashells, toys and little scooper's. Then I would have it as part of a curriculum. :) If you do this the kids will love to dig cool surprises out and will be safely learning about sand. :) That is what always worked with me. Good luck!
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If you trust yourself not to burn the place down, you could light some candles. The flame will burn the carbon particles in the smoke and make it clear up quicker.
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We've always used olive oil for that purpose to make a softer candle.\n\nChemically, paraffin is molecularily large alkanes.  The length of the alkane determines its degree fluidity (more accurately, its melting point).  Mineral oil is a purified alkane product that is liquid at room temperature, so it would be most compatible chemically with paraffin and would easily soften it.\n\nMy concern with some of the things that could be added is that it is uncertain what happens to them in the flame.  What sort of toxic substance do they become when burned?
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Lighting a candle is clever but this website will guide you through this.\n\nhttp://www.diynetwork.com/diy/ca_crafts_projects/article/0,2041,DIY_13721_2270228,00.html
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$100 will buy you a LOT of sand.  Are they going to use it to build a foundation or something?  Maybe they are making a lot of cast-concrete statuary...  Well, I guess the whole point of art school is to practice making art before doing it professionally, so maybe they need a lot of practice...
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Sand is only one form of silica and is mostly quartz, a hard to dissolve or wear away particle.  That is why sand fills an entire beach after rocks are broken down and through erosion.  However, if the sand is hot enough (near a volcano?) it may fuse into igneous rock (where igneous means fire as in the ignition that fires up a car).  Igneous rock is hard like iron but brittle rather than ductile.  Or the sand can be heated even higher to fuse into glass which is very hard but brittle and easier to crack.  On the other hand, sand at the bottom of a body of water (lake or ocean) can become cemented together perhaps with lime to become sandstone which is a sedimentary rock (made from sediment!).  I'd guess that if you filled a pot of molten lead with iron fillings you could make "sedimentary iron" or if you just fused the iron filings you could make "igneous iron" too.  Iron easily combines in nature with oxygen (rust) to form iron ores otherwise it might behave just like sand.  Hope that helps a little.
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AWWW!! that is soo sweet i say definetely the beach w candles and evrythin!  Good Luck!
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The answer would depend on the color to the samples.  Since dark colors absorp(Suck in) heat easier, black dirt would be warmer than tan sand if the were both in the same temperature and sun
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Take a piece of glass.\nBurn a candle.\nPlace the glass slightly above the flame.\nThe smoke of the candle will darken one side of the glass.\nMake sure that the glass is suffeciently darkned.\n\nNow look the sun.\n\nIt is perfectly safe. \nI have personally used it many times.
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Sand.  Hahaha...no really, send them baby wipes.  There is so much dust and sand there that they are used for everything.
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If it hits sand, it will often make glass.  It makes the ground very hot for a short time, having so much moisture around it draws the heat away quickly.
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PLEASE DON'T use saran wrap...it will melt!!!!! and RUIN your iron AND the boxers!!! ...use wax paper instead! (wax side to the material)\nBTW...what a cute idea!!!
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should be glass. unless in its original form of sand than should be water. Remember Super-man made that huge piece of glass to reflect the sun an blind those crazy alien people!
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The stuff inside is a wax that gets heat up by the bulb on the bottom of the lamp. Wax and water don’t combine so that is why it doesn’t mix. When the wax get hot enough it becomes lighter than water, as it hits the top it cools of and floats on back down.
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Let's see if I can handle this...candles are (mostly) made from petroleum-based materials that are prized for their ability to easily change from solid to liquid by the application of heat.  When solid, the molecular bonds of the material are so dense that they let little or no light pass between them, thus the "milky" appearance of the wax.  When heated, the molecular bonds of the material are so broken apart that they easily allow light to pass through and so appear "transparent."
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Is that like a Debutant Ball or you just having a party at home?\nOther than the normal.. try some helium balloons tied to something heavy on the tables.. candles, covered (glass) gives a nice ambiance and is safe. lighting.. some plants.. to get the tropical feel..