Fusing Glass
Properties of Hot Glass When heating glass to a full fuse (1450° F) it wants to become ¼" thick and round. A standard sheet of glass is...
Metal Adornment Assignment
ASSIGNMENT : CREATE A METAL BASED ADORNMENT Design and create a wearable piece of jewelry or adornment. RUBRIC FOR METAL BASED ADORNMENT...
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:...
Introduction to Glass
VISIT THIS PAGE, READ THE ARTICLE AND WATCH THE PBS VIDEO ASSIGNMENT PART A Read through with class, take notes in journal. Exploring The...
Introduction to Lamp Working: Glass Beads
ASSIGNMENT PART A READ TOGETHER IN CLASS + TAKE NOTES Glass...has a random molecular structure, whether the glass is cold or hot. It is...
Week of Sept 23 - 24 Dimensional Clay Tiles
Assignment: Design a proto-type for a cement tile using clay. Design requirements: Tile should be an abstract or non-objectiv e...
Ceramics: Clay -Raku + Tiles Sept 16+17
UNIT OVERVIEW September 16-17 Material Science: We will begin by investigating the properties of ceramics. In class students will be...
Crystals!
August 21-September 7 What are crystals? Crystals are a special kind of solid material where the molecules fit together in a repeating...
Welcome to class!
Welcome to the Art + Science of Materials. Intro. PPT. Syllabus Studio Habits Rubric After a certain high level of technical skill is...