I learned a bit of science while doing this but if you think about it, its really just common sense. The Borax is in a cup filled with boiling water and inside the cup is a pipe cleaner in the shape of a snow flake. The borax melts and grabs on to the pipe cleaner and the water cools over time, when the water gets colder, the borax forms again.

When I was doing this, I learned about colouring darker for a more vibrent colour. I didn't really learn anything else but I used the elements of art, the elements I used were line, colour and shape.