Material Choices

A window is made from glass, but is that the only option? What if we tried to make a window out of stone? From marble to granite to limestone and onyx, there are many types of stone to pick from. Learn more about different types of stone, how stone is used, and if it's truly possible to make a window using it.

Books are made with paper. But what if we tried to make a book with metal? Copper, tin, gold, silver-would any of those materials work to make a book? Find out more about metal, its properties, and how it is produced. Then decide if you really could make a book out of metal.

A coat is made from different types of fabric, but could it be made with wood? It seems impossible, but wood has many advantages and is used for everything from building houses to making toys. Learn more about different types of wood and their many uses. Could it really be used to make a coat?

Lots of toys are made of plastic. But what if a toaster was made out of plastic? Would it actually work? Plastic is in lots of items you use every day. Find out about different types of plastic, what they are used for, and if you could really make a toaster from it.

Eggs sizzle in your metal frying pan, but could that metal frying pan be made out of paper instead? It sounds crazy, but paper has lots of different properties and is used in many different items. Books, cups, cards, lamp shades, and more items are made from paper. Do you think a frying pan could be made with paper? Read on to find out!

It's time for bed, and you plop down on your pillow. But would you plop down on your pillow if it was made from glass? Glass is all around you. It's used to make the windows in your house to decorations on your shelves. Find out about different types of glass, how glass is made, and decide if it's really possible to make a pillow from it.