Within the Text
What is the name of the glass blower in the story?
Nick Frey
What type of book is this?
Nonfiction, expository
What is the first step required to make a glass vase?
Use a blowpipe to get hot glass from the furnace and turn the pipe around and around.
What do you call the place where glass is melted down?
What do you call the leader of the team making glass artwork?
gaffer
What is glass made of?
grains of sand, soda ash, a powder called lime
Why did the author, Nina Hess, choose to write this book?
To teach the readers about the process of making glass.
What is the last step in making a glass vase?
A helper catches the vase after it is removed from the punty.
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The helper catches the vase and takes it to cool down.
What do you call the tube that is used to put air into the glass like a balloon?
Blowpipe
What do you call the studio where glass is made.
hot shop
Why is being a glass artist a brave job?
You could get burned from the hot glass or get a cut if the glass breaks
Why did the author include the photo on pages 8 and 9 of the book?
So the reader can have a better idea of the items needed in a hot shop
What is the third step in making a glass vase?
The artist uses a block and jacks to make the vase round and create the neck of the vase.
What are jacks used for when making a vase?
squeezes the glass and shapes the neck of the vase
What is a furnace?
The hot stove like machine that melts glass.
What could happen to glass if it cools down too quickly?
The glass could explode
What did the author do to help the reader become a glass artist themselves?
Gave some simple activities that the reader can do to practice in a safe way (pencil in honey, blow bubble through straw)
What is step four in making a glass vase?
What tool is used to make the bottom of a glass vase flat?
What is a punty?
a long rod used to get a glob of glass from the furnace.
What are some things glass artists wear to help keep them safe?
tinted safety glasses, cotton clothers, gloves, helmet
Why did the author include the question and answer section with Nick Frey?
To help the reader get a better idea of who Nick Frey is and to answer some of the readers questions about being a glass blower.
In step 5, what does the artist do to get the blowpipe off of the glass vase?
He drips water on the neck and taps the blowpipe with jacks to snap it off.
When does a glass blower use mittens and a helmet? Why?
When the glass maker has to catch the sculpture when it is removed from the blowpipe and punty so he does not get burned.
What do you call the item in which 3 materials are mixed together to make glass?
Crucible