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Ceramic Art Lesson Plan: Recycled Glass and Clay Tiles

The approach described here focuses on how including high percentages of recycled glass into clay tiles can save energy by lowering firing temperatures and create unique effects, as well as reusing a material instead of sending it to a landfill. The process focuses on making tiles comprised of 75% recycled glass and 25% clay that can be fired and cooled quickly (the entire process takes only 8 hours).