Second grade steam family project creating something useful that includes candy

Not sure if this is helpful but The Chemistry Behind Candy Science

These two monosaccharides are glucose and fructose. Because of the sucrose molecule structure we can make all kinds of candy just using sugar and a liquid, and sometimes a bit of fat. When you heat the sucrose molecule to the right temperature it breaks apart and forms caramel.

the string with the finger instead of using the bow