Tuesday, July 16, 2013

WV Glass and Ceramics Project Trip Day Two

The second day of our trip was great!  One of our stops was in Paden City, WV, at Marble King.




We got to tour the facility.  Marbles were not being produced today but we were able to see the furnace that is used to make the marbles.  It is very large!  We also saw many barrels of marbles and scrap glass outside of the factory.




One of my favorite things I saw was the wooden marble toys in the gift shop.  I also saw a giant wooden marble toy at a museum in Moundsville.  I want you to watch the videos I made of these marble toys.  We will be constructing marble toys of our own in class using found materials.  Start thinking of your design and prepare some sketches for our next meeting.


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  1. UnknownJuly 16, 2013 at 8:34 PM

    Great videos towards your post. Hope you use one of these for the virtual field trip website. Excellent job.

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  2. Steve B.July 17, 2013 at 1:20 AM

    I am glad the video worked of the huge marble maze. Your students will enjoy watching it as much as we did.

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  3. UnknownJuly 18, 2013 at 7:28 PM

    I loved that giant marble maze too. Great pics.

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