Analyzing the Chemistry of glass

Visit this website and read the information on the page.  Answer the Why does..., What is..., and How has...questions and have ready to turn in on Friday.  If you cannot deduce the answers from your knowledge of chemistry and the information given, feel free to use the internet for research.  Be sure to cite your sources.

Article Reading

Visit the Corning Museum website Research Tab there are many articles about glass one that is sure to appeal to you.  Print one out and bring into class.  We will then get into groups and exchange our articles use the highligthed reading strategy for summarizes each others articles and report out for the remainder of the time in class.  You need to be prepared to answer the following question about the article you have chosen.

1. Why did you pick this article?

Glass Encounters

Glass is very prevalent in our daily lives, so much so that we do not even think about how often we come into contact with it.

Your assignment is to make note of every time you come in contact or in the presence of glass for 24 hours. (Ex. Windows in your house, windows in the car, glasses you put on to see.)  My challenge is that no matter the lengthy list you put together I can still find an encounter you have missed.

You can create this assignment in a variety of ways, a Wordle, pictures organized in a time line of your day, just a standard list, a book with each section being a part of your day. Be creative with the presentation of your glass encounters and be ready to present Friday.

Talk about packing a punch...

On our visit to the Oglebay Glass museum there was one piece that couldn't help but stand out and that was the Famous Sweeny Punch Bowl.   Punch Bowl?  What is so special about a punch bowl?

Sweeney Punch Bowl at the Oglebay Museum in Wheeling, WV

No, this woman is not really short and I am not talented enough to Photoshop this picture.  That is the actual size of the piece.  The Sweeney punchbowl, is five-foot-tall (4 ft 10in) bowl weighing 225 pounds and is  believed to be the largest piece of cut glass tableware ever produced.  There is an interesting story behind this piece. 

Use information found in the links below to write a 3.8 paragraph on the History of the Sweeney Punch bowl.

Sweeney Tomb

BOWLED OVER

Article from the News and Courier, page 9 July 3, 1964

What is Glass?

Glass is so prevalent in our lives that we do not pay much attention to it.  Glass is a special type of material that can be recycle, can be very sturdy or very very flimsy, can have a range of brilliant or frosted colors, can take any shape when at the temp of about 2100 degrees Fahrenheit and can be smooth or harmfully sharp.

What are some other characteristics of glass or adjectives you can say about glass?  Come up with 5 that are not mentioned above, for a class Word splash about Glass.

In class I will assign you each a number. Listed below is the information each number will take notes on from the following links.  Bring your notes to class on Friday.  You will have half the class time to combine notes from peers assigned the same number as you and the other half of the class time you will be presenting what you learned to the rest of the class.

1- History of glass
2- Ingredients in glass and what each does for the glass
3- Types of glass and uses of each type of glass
4- Comparison of the structures of glass, a solid and a liquid.

Glass information

Glass a Solid or Liquid

Note:
Going to try and Demo this for class, will need to obtain chemicals from Chemistry Department.

Lab for making glass

Sugar Glass Lab

Sugar is a basic cooking product, It is a solid material, which can be transformed into a liquid and back to a different solid again. The transformation of this eatable product opens possibilities for experimenting ephemeral shapes and designs.

From the chemical reaction of sugar, water and glucose warmed up together to 160 degrees celcius, the mix offers similar qualities to glass (transparency, fragility, plasticity…)
Looking at the glass industry, I decided to put in parallel the technique of glass blowing and sugar casting to create a new food design project : sugar glasses.

In the context of the Creative Factory, I imagined a sugar manufacture showing the process of transformation from the original state of the material (sugar) to a final designed glass ; the sugar glass melts in contact with water therefore the liquid poured inside gets flavoured too and the glass becomes a drink.

Material, shape, color and flavour are confronted, the association of their qualities result in a new experience of drinking.
The glasses are eatable product ready to be used , consumed and experienced.

--Amelia Desnoyers


Shaping Sugar, a production line showing the transformation of sugar into a designed glass creating a new experience of drinking from amelia desnoyers on Vimeo.

So lets try it!

Visit this link How to make Blown Sugar glass

In your science notebook before Wednesday, you will not be able to participate if the following is not in your notebook.

• List Safety precautions for this lab 
• Copy the materials
• Copy the procedure 

Naming glass color compounds

Now that we have discussed ionic compounds and how to write their compound formula from their name, you will practice those skills using compounds that are used to color glass.  

Given the information below write out the formulas for each compound. If you need help with any of these be sure to seek help from myself or a peer on how to be successful at this. 

There will be a quiz on 10 of the 13 compounds below, you may be writing the formula or you may be asked to name the formula.

Glass Pigments

Compounds	Colors
1.  iron oxides	greens, browns
2.  manganese oxides	deep amber, amethyst, decolorizer
3.  cobalt oxide	deep blue
4.  gold chloride	ruby red
5.  selenium compounds	reds
6.  carbon oxides	amber/brown
7.  mix of mangnese, cobalt, iron	black
8.  antimony oxides	white
9.  uranium oxides	yellow green (glows!)
10. sulfur compounds	amber/brown
11. copper compounds	light blue, red
12. tin compounds	white
13. lead with antimony	yellow

The Queen of Marbles?

Watch the below videos to learn about the Marble making process, the history of Marble King located in Paden City WV and how to play the game of marbles.

Beri Fox, Owner and CEO of Marble King on the Colbert Report
Here is the link if the video will not load The Colbert Report with Beri Fox

Also view this video of  The Martha Stewart Show, a little history about Marble King.

Portion of the TV show "Made in America"



Questions:

1. So is Beri Fox really the Queen of marbles?  Why?

2. List four uses for marbles, mentioned in the videos.

3. How much does it cost Marble King to send marbles across the world per pound?  How much does it cost to produce them per pound?  What does she mean by a level playing field?  Think about... How  China's working conditions compare to America's conditions

4. What is the population of Paden City West Virginia?

5. What really hurt the marble industry?

6. Why do they place glass marbles in spray paint cans instead of ball bearings?

7. What is the temperature of the furnaces that house the molten glass?

8. What game do they still produce marbles for?

10. What is the object of the game of Marbles?

More diamond for your buck or a true heirloom?

Guys the time has come to buy an engagement ring...most likely the most emotional purchase you will ever make on your own.  You will have a budget of  $2, 500.00 for your money you can purchase a 1 carat untreated diamond ring  OR you can purchase a 2 carat CE (clarity enhanced) diamond ring.  Remember is also an investment, more than likely this ring will be handed down through your future family. 

Your job is to research what a clarity enhanced diamond is, focusing on our topic of glass.  Find the pros and the cons of a CE vs a non CE diamond and decide which you would rather purchase and give (guys) or which you would rather receive (girls).

Use the following links to defend your position, write a 3.8 paragraph. You must have specific support from these websites to support your decision. 

Buying a diamond engagement ring: What you need to know

Clarity Enhancement: Process

Clarity Enhancement: Benefits

Clarity Enhanced Diamonds: Some things you need to know