This information handout has information about different types of glass and their uses.
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History of glass
Curriculum area(s): Sustainability, history, Science, Design and technologies Year level(s): 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Format: Single page PDF handout Source: Associate Professor Andreas Helwig Additional information: This single page PDF has information about the history of glass. It explains the nature of glass, its early history, and some important properties.
21st century glass
A single page PDF handout about modern glass with information about how it is produced and coloured.
Glass challenge for students
Glass sorting
Glass is an extremely durable material, though fragile, and can be recycled many times. Recycling glass requires far less energy than manufacturing it from raw materials, saving both cost and environmental damage. The PowerPoint file presents information about recycling glass, including a video linked from YouTube, and challenges students to sort glass from mixed waste as would be required for recycling.
Advanced manufacturing and glass
This presentation addresses how braiding fibres can increase strength with a video demonstration of a braider that can handle up to 144 strands. There are questions for students to answer.
Glass challenge
This presentation is designed to engage students in investigating the nature and some history of glass from ancient times to current types and applications.
