Ms. Amoateng and Ms. Montgomery

Assignments, Studio Activities

Introduction to Lamp Working: Glass Beads 2025-26

ASSIGNMENT PART A READ THIS ARTICLE HOSTED BY THE CRUCIBLE ON LAMP WORKING + FLAME WORKING 101 . Another Demonstration: How to Make Glass Beads! Glass generally starts becoming malleable enough to shape at 1200 degrees F. ANNEALING EXPLAINED Annealing Annealing is a term used in both metal and glass industries. When you heat glass, it expands and as it cools it contracts. This sets up stresses between the interior and the surface of the glass and if the glass cools too qui

Introduction to Glass 2025

VISIT THIS PAGE AND WATCH THE PBS VIDEO ASSIGNMENT PART A Read through in class, create a basic timeline of glass in your journal...

Fusing Glass

Properties of Hot Glass When heating glass to a molten or near molten state - full fuse (1450° F) it behaves like a very thick liquid. Surface tension naturally pulls the material into the most stable, lowest - energy shape it can achieve. For a flat piece of glass on a kiln shelf, that stable form is a uniform sheet that becomes ¼" (6mm) thick with rounded edges. A standard sheet of glass is approximately 1/8" thick. When firing a single layer of glass the edges will con

Glass Cutting Tips

Watch the following videos. These provide additional tips and tricks for cutting straight and curved lines as well as using a glass grinder to refine your glass pieces. Take the quiz on Schoology.

Metal Adornment Assignment

ASSIGNMENT : CREATE A METAL BASED ADORNMENT Design and create a wearable piece of jewelry or adornment. RUBRIC FOR METAL BASED ADORNMENT Name: 5 =expert: meets/exceeds criteria. 4=apprentice :meets most criteria 3=novice:working toward criteria 2=beginner:needs more practice ______/ 5 Sketch for design includes material(s) needed, measurements, planned joins and visually illustrates look of final piece ______ / 5 Piece has a minimum of one solder join ______ / 5 All solder

Introduction to Working with Metals

ASSIGNMENT PART A How do we go from this to this? What do you need to know or be able to do? What questions do you have? Watch the video: Sterling Silver Jewelry : How its Made What terms are new to you? What questions answered? New questions? Watch video from 2:15-3:51 Take notes: Explain conduction soldering. Explain the capillary action that takes place when soldering. Notes: Flux: All fluxes are designed to absorb oxygen and prevent oxides from building up. Which in tur