Middle School Jewelry and Metal.
Students get to learn how to work with jewelers tools and create finished pendants. They start by creating thumbnail sketches and brainstorming based on research from the internet and books provided. They draw up final ideas including a 3D version, after their proposal of the project, to actually making the piece out of brass,copper or nickel silver. Student work with jewelers saws, files, learn to pierce and solder as well as polish their work with buffers. Some students have even gone so far to make additional pieces and learned how to set cabochon stones.